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hornlike

hornlike

6.3
Shaped like a horn
  • adjective
  • /ˈhɔrnˌlaɪk/
translation icon : en forma de cuerno
  • The artist used a hornlike texture for the sculpture, giving it a unique appearance.

Examples

  • The creature had two hornlike extensions on its head that made it look fierce.

  • His lance shattered on the troll-bear's hornlike hide.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • However, unlike your species' flabby texture in that area, their buttocks are hard and hornlike.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • This figure's hornlike coiffure usually identifies women thought to have manlike attributes.

    Academic text (2008)

  • Their distinctive brown facial patch, large yellow eyes, hornlike feathery ear tufts, and loud calls make them easily identifiable.

    Blog text (18)

  • Right: A male dung beetle's protruding, hornlike appendages demonstrate the sort of bilateral symmetry found in many organisms.

    Academic text (1993)

  • Haselberger (1969:219) describes a type of buffalo mask consisting of a leather case that the dancer holds in his mouth and to which are attached hornlike warthog's teeth on either side.

    Academic text (2008)

  • Many species of extinct animals were known for their hornlike features, which provided protection.

Synonyms

horny
vshornlike
4 7.6

Made from the hard, curved material on some animals or from a similar material

describes appearance or qualities like shine or shape rather than actual material
corneous
vshornlike
  • Specialized
9.9

A hard covering made of horn or a horn-like material

focuses on overall look or qualities rather than just material composition
horn-shaped
vshornlike
3.7

Curved and narrow at one end, ending in a point

is about general resemblance or qualities not only the specific curved form

How Hornlike

horned
14 3.0
hornlike
6.3
hornless
1 4.0

Surface Forms

hornlike positive

Morphology

hornlike = horn (transparent) = horn + like

Formed by the productive suffix '-like' added to the known noun 'horn', yielding an adjective meaning 'resembling a horn', which is straightforward for learners.

Etymology

The word hornlike is made from horn, the hard curved part on an animal's head, and the ending -like, which means 'similar to'. Think of a goat's horn or an old horn instrument to remember that something hornlike looks or feels 'like a horn'.