pierce vs horn

pierce is not a noun while horn is a noun.

pierce and horn both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pierce	No	No	Yes	No
horn	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, horn is a hyponym of pierce; that is, horn is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pierce:

pierce: penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument
horn: stab or pierce with a horn or tusk

Other hyponyms of pierce include stick, stick, peg, center punch, empale, impale, spike, transfix, tusk, gore, lance.

pierce (noun)	horn (noun)
	one of the bony outgrowths on the heads of certain ungulates
	any hard protuberance from the head of an organism that is similar to or suggestive of a horn
	a brass musical instrument consisting of a conical tube that is coiled into a spiral and played by means of valves
	a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves
	an alarm device that makes a loud warning sound
	a high pommel of a Western saddle (usually metal covered with leather)
	a device on an automobile for making a warning noise
	a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
	a device having the shape of a horn
	a noise made by the driver of an automobile to give warning
	the material (mostly keratin) that covers the horns of ungulates and forms hooves and claws and nails

pierce (verb)	horn (verb)
make a hole into	stab or pierce with a horn or tusk
penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument
cut or make a way through
move or affect (a person's emotions or bodily feelings) deeply or sharply
sound sharply or shrilly

Difference between pierce and horn

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