horse
noun
\ ˈhȯrs
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plural horses
also horse
Definition of horse
(Entry 1 of 3)
1a(1)
: a large solid-hoofed herbivorous ungulate mammal (Equus caballus, family Equidae, the horse family) domesticated since prehistoric times and used as a beast of burden, a draft animal, or for riding
(2)
: racehorse
lost a lot of money playing the horses
c
: a recent or extinct animal (such as a zebra, ass, or onager) of the horse family
2a
: jackstay
b
: a frame usually with legs used for supporting something (such as planks or staging) : sawhorse
4
geology
: a mass of the same geological character as the wall rock that occurs within a vein of useful mineral matter
5
: horsepower
a car with 275 horses
7
: an athlete whose performance is consistently strong and reliable
a team with the horses to win the pennant
8
or H-O-R-S-E
: a game in which players take turns attempting to duplicate successful basketball shots, a letter of the word "horse" is awarded for each missed attempt, and the first player to receive all five letters loses
from the horse's mouth
: from the original source
horse
verb
horsed;
horsing
Definition of horse (Entry 2 of 3)
1
: to provide with a horse (see horse sense 1a(1))
horsing a coach a horsed vehicle
2
: to move by brute force
sweating gunners horsed their pieces into action— Bruce Catton
of a mare
: to be in heat or estrus
horse
adjectiveDefinition of horse (Entry 3 of 3)
1a
: of or relating to a horse (see horse sense 1a(1))
a horse farm
b
: hauled or powered by a horse
a horse barge
2
: large or coarse of its kind
3
: mounted on horses
horse guards
Illustration of horse
Noun
horse 1a(1): 1 dock, 2 croup, 3 point of hip, 4 loin, 5 back, 6 withers, 7 mane, 8 crest, 9 poll, 10 forelock, 11 forehead, 12 muzzle, 13 cheek, 14 throatlatch, 15 neck, 16 shoulder, 17 chest, 18 forearm, 19 knee, 20 cannon, 21 fetlock, 22 hoof, 23 chestnut, 24 elbow, 25 barrel, 26 flank, 27 stifle, 28 pastern, 29 coronet, 30 hock, 31 gaskin, 32 tail, 33 thigh, 34 buttock
In the meaning defined above
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Other Words from horse
Noun
horseless
\ ˈhȯr-sləs
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adjective
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adjective
horselike
\ ˈhȯrs-ˌlīk
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adjective
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adjective
