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a permanent hard, hollow, bony or keratinous projection that grows on the head of various hoofed animals, esp. bovid ruminants; a horn.
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the branched, annually shed, bony growth on the head of any animal of the deer family; an antler.
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a hollowed horn, with the tapered end closed, used for carrying oil.
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a serpentine horn or the one in the shape of the horn of a bull, played by blowing air through it.
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any woody extension growing from the trunk or main stem or from a main limb, of a tree; a branch.
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the highest point of a mountain; the peak.
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(fig.) the quality that makes one pride.
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a shelter, protection (against a danger, distress, etc.) 9) (gram.) a sign ' ು' added to a consonant to represent the vowel sound "U" (similar to the sound of 'u ' in the English word 'put').
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ಕೊಂಬಿನ ಇಳಿ kombina iḷi (gram.) a sign added to a consonant to represent the vowel sound "Ū" (smilar to the sound of 'oo ' in the English word 'poor'); ಕೊಂಬಿನ ಹುಳು kombina huḷu any of several horned caterpillers that infect plants; ಕೊಂಬುಕೊಟ್ಟ ಓಲಗ kombukoṭṭa ōlaga a concert of blow-pipes, cymbals, drum, etc. in a folk dance; ಕೊಂಬು ಇರು kombu iru (fig.) to have a special merit, quality or qualities to be proud of; ಕೊಂಬು ಬರು kombu baru (fig.) to acquire a special, prestigious, esteemable position because of some quality or qualities or merit.