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2 : range of outlook or experience

hor·i·zon·tal adjective : parallel to the horizon : LEVEL

— horizontal noun

— hor·i·zon·tal·ly adverb

hor·mon·al adjective : of, relating to, or effected by hormones

hor·mone noun [ORIGIN: Gk hormōn, prp. of horman to stir up, fr. hormē impulse, assault]

: a product of living cells that circulates in body fluids and has a specific effect on the activity of cells remote from its point of origin

horn noun 1 : one of the hard projections of bone or keratin on the head of many hoofed mammals

2 : something resembling or suggesting a horn

3 : a brass wind instrument

4 : a usu. electrical device that makes a noise

— horned adjective

— horn·less adjective

horn·book noun 1 : a child's primer consisting of a sheet of parchment or paper protected by a sheet of transparent horn

2 : a rudimentary treatise

horned toad noun : any of several small harmless insect-eating lizards with spines on the head resembling horns and spiny scales on the body

hor·net noun : any of the larger social wasps

horn in verb : to participate without invitation : INTRUDE

horn·pipe noun : a lively folk dance of the British Isles

horny adjective horn·i·er; -est 1 : of or made of horn; also : HARD, CALLOUS

2 : having horns

3 : desiring sexual gratification; also : excited sexually

ho·rol·o·gy noun : the science of measuring time or constructing time-indicating instruments

— hor·o·log·ic adjective

— ho·rol·o·gist noun

horo·scope noun [ORIGIN: ME horoscopum, fr. L horoscopus, fr. Gk hōroskopos, fr. hōra hour + skopos watcher]

1 : a diagram of the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a particular time for use by astrologers to foretell events of a person's life

2 : an astrological forecast

hor·ren·dous adjective : inspiring horror : DREADFUL, HORRIBLE

hor·ri·ble adjective 1 : marked by or arousing horror

2 : highly disagreeable

— hor·ri·ble·ness noun

— hor·ri·bly adverb

Synonyms

[1] dreadful, fearful, fearsome, hair-raising, scary, terrifying—more at FEARFUL

[2] abhorrent, abominable, distasteful, horrid, obnoxious, obscene, odious, offensive, repellent, repugnant, repulsive, revolting, scandalous, ugly—more at OFFENSIVE

[2] appalling, atrocious, awful, dreadful, frightful, ghastly, grisly, gruesome, hideous, horrid, lurid, macabre, monstrous, nightmarish, shocking, terrible; also bloodcurdling, dire, direful, fearful, fearsome, forbidding, formidable, frightening, hair-raising, terrifying; abhorrent, deplorable, disagreeable, disgusting, distasteful, loathsome, nauseating, obnoxious, offensive, repugnant, repulsive, revolting, sickening; abominable, evil, foul, heinous, noxious, odious, unspeakable, vile

hor·rid adjective 1 : inspiring horror : HIDEOUS

2 : highly disagreeable

— hor·rid·ly adverb

Synonyms

abhorrent, abominable, appalling, awful, distasteful, dreadful, horrible, obnoxious, offensive, repugnant, repulsive, revolting, scandalous, shocking, ugly—more at OFFENSIVE

hor·rif·ic adjective : having the power to horrify

— hor·rif·i·cal·ly adverb

hor·ri·fy verb -fied; -fy·ing : to cause to feel horror

Synonyms

alarm, frighten, panic, scare, shock, spook, startle, terrify, terrorize—more at FRIGHTEN

hor·ror noun 1 : painful and intense fear, dread, or dismay

2 : intense repugnance

3 a : something that horrifies

b : a repulsive or dismal quality or character

4 : the quality of inspiring horror

Synonyms

[1] alarm, anxiety, apprehension, dread, fear, fright, panic, terror, trepidation—more at FEAR

[3a] agony, hell, misery, murder, nightmare, torment, torture—more at HELL

[4] atrociousness, atrocity, frightfulness, hideousness, monstrosity, repulsiveness; also badness, baseness, evil, foulness, heinousness, immorality, iniquity, ungodliness, viciousness, vileness, wickedness; hatefulness; agony, misery, torment, torture

horror story noun : an account of an unsettling or unfortunate occurrence

hors de com·bat adverb or adjective : in a disabled