Definitions for foghorn

foghorn fog·horn

Spelling: [fog-hawrn, fawg-]
IPA: /ˈfɒgˌhɔrn, ˈfɔg-/

Foghorn is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 81 anagrams from letters in foghorn (fghnoor).

Definitions for foghorn

noun

  1. a deep, loud horn for sounding warning signals in foggy weather, as to ships.
  2. a deep, loud voice.

Origin of foghorn

First recorded in 1855-60; fog1 + horn

Examples for foghorn

He would have a future before him as a foghorn were it only possible to make him call at will!

Dreyfuss enthusiastically deploys the foghorn Leghorn manner of the mid-19th century pre-microphone politician.

"Most extraordinary thing," he bellowed in his foghorn tones.

We hove-to, keeping the foghorn going with its melancholy bray.

She was lost in an ocean of tears, I'd have had to use a foghorn.

"Seven shillings," shouted somebody with a voice like a foghorn.

Lucky the rain has driven off the fog or the foghorn would keep you awake.

"Sit you there, foghorn," FitzHerbert said, as he lowered the unresisting guest to a chair.

The deep note of the Goorkha's foghorn sounded close at hand.

Then again the jarring blast of the foghorn rolled out, and—on Heaven!

Word Value for foghorn
Scrable

14

Words with friends

15

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