http://www.englishforums.com/English/EslVocabularyAndIdioms/Forum29.htmHelp with defining words and idioms, and new words and idioms that you've learntenCSMOD (Build: 3161.22795)http://www.englishforums.com/English/StubsOfHorns/gcnzl/post.htm#514805Sat, 17 May 2008 11:31:10 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:514805Johnleo0http://www.englishforums.com/English/StubsOfHorns/gcnzl/post.htm#514805http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-514805.xml<p>Thank you, Avangi.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>http://www.englishforums.com/English/StubsOfHorns/gcncj/post.htm#514752Sat, 17 May 2008 08:48:05 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:514752Avangi1http://www.englishforums.com/English/StubsOfHorns/gcncj/post.htm#514752http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-514752.xml<p>very short horns, like the stump of a tree.&nbsp; (A stump has been &quot;cut off&quot; while a stub probably has not.)&nbsp; In my recollection, it would differ from a sprout (very early stage of growth) in being larger in diameter.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -&nbsp;&nbsp; like a stub of a cigar.</p> <p>&nbsp;- A.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>http://www.englishforums.com/English/StubsOfHorns/gcmql/post.htmSat, 17 May 2008 05:01:28 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:514703Johnleo2http://www.englishforums.com/English/StubsOfHorns/gcmql/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-514703.xml<p>From <em>Harry Potter and the Philosopher&#39;s Stone</em></p> <p>(A dragon Hagrid won from a stranger)Its spiny wings were huge compared to its skinny jet body and it had a long snout with wide nostrils, <font color="#ff0000">stubs of horns</font> and bulging, orange eyes.</p> <p>&nbsp;What is &quot;<em>stubs of horns</em>&quot;? </p> <p>Thanks</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>