Definitions for Bighorns

Bighorns big·horn

Spelling: [big-hawrn]
IPA: /ˈbɪgˌhɔrn/

Bighorns is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 250 anagrams from letters in Bighorns (bghinors).

Definitions for Bighorns

noun

  1. a wild sheep, Ovis canadensis, of the Rocky Mountains, with large, curving horns.
  2. a river flowing from central Wyoming to the Yellowstone River in S Montana. 336 miles (540 km) long.
  3. a wild sheep, Ovis canadensis, of the Rocky Mountains, with large, curving horns.
  4. a river flowing from central Wyoming to the Yellowstone River in S Montana. 336 miles (540 km) long.

plural noun

  1. a mountain range in N Wyoming, part of the Rocky Mountains. Highest peak, Cloud Peak, 13,165 feet (4013 meters).
  2. a mountain range in N Wyoming, part of the Rocky Mountains. Highest peak, Cloud Peak, 13,165 feet (4013 meters).

Origin of Bighorns

An Americanism dating back to 1775-85; big1 + horn

Examples for Bighorns

bighorn asked him where he lived; but Fleetfoot was too frightened to speak.

Fleetfoot showed it to bighorn, who took it, then tossed it on the ground.

And bighorn, himself, took his stand at the point where the trails crossed.

Another signal from bighorn marked the change to a new scene.

When bighorn gave the signal the sentinels pricked up their ears.

I took the remote control and found a nature channel, where bighorn sheep collided against each other in alpine meadows.

They had stumbled in the dark on the bedding-place of a flock of bighorn.

Most of all he was afraid of bighorn, for it was bighorn who captured him.

When questioned about it, Greybeard was sad and bighorn shook his head.

"bighorn doesn't care for neighbors as you do, Peter," said she.

Another signal from bighorn marked the change to a new scene.

"bighorn doesn't care for neighbors as you do, Peter," said she.

Fleetfoot showed it to bighorn, who took it, then tossed it on the ground.

And bighorn, himself, took his stand at the point where the trails crossed.

Most of all he was afraid of bighorn, for it was bighorn who captured him.

I took the remote control and found a nature channel, where bighorn sheep collided against each other in alpine meadows.

bighorn asked him where he lived; but Fleetfoot was too frightened to speak.

They had stumbled in the dark on the bedding-place of a flock of bighorn.

When bighorn gave the signal the sentinels pricked up their ears.

When questioned about it, Greybeard was sad and bighorn shook his head.

Word Value for Bighorns
Scrable

13

Words with friends

15

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