Horse

Word HORSE
Character 5
Hyphenation horse
Pronunciations /hɔːs/

Definitions and meanings of "Horse"

What do we mean by horse?

A large hoofed mammal (Equus caballus) having a short coat, a long mane, and a long tail, domesticated since ancient times and used for riding and for drawing or carrying loads. noun

An adult male horse; a stallion. noun

Any of various equine mammals, such as the wild Asian species Przewalski's horse or certain extinct forms related ancestrally to the modern horse. noun

A frame or device, usually with four legs, used for supporting or holding. noun

A vaulting horse. noun

Heroin. noun

Horsepower. noun

Mounted soldiers; cavalry. noun

A block of rock interrupting a vein and containing no minerals. noun

A large block of displaced rock that is caught along a fault. noun

To provide with a horse. intransitive verb

To haul or hoist energetically. intransitive verb

To be in heat. Used of a mare. intransitive verb

Of or relating to a horse. adjective

Mounted on horses. adjective

Drawn or operated by a horse. adjective

Larger or cruder than others in the same category. adjective

To indulge in horseplay or frivolous activity. phrasal verb

Any of several animals related to Equus ferus caballus.

Equipment with legs.

Type of equipment.

A mass of earthy matter, or rock of the same character as the wall rock, occurring in the course of a vein, as of coal or ore; hence, to take horse (said of a vein) is to divide into branches for a distance.

The sedative, antidepressant, and anxiolytic drug morphine, chiefly when used illicitly.

An informal variant of basketball in which players match shots made by their opponent(s), each miss adding a letter to the word "horse", with 5 misses spelling the whole word and eliminating a player, until only the winner is left. Also HORSE, H-O-R-S-E or H.O.R.S.E. (see Variations of basketball#H-O-R-S-E).

(among students) A translation or other illegitimate aid in study or examination.

(among students) horseplay; tomfoolery

Synonyms and Antonyms for Horse

The word "horse" in example sentences

So, since the real essence (the atomic constitution) of a horse is unknown to us, our word ˜horse™ cannot get its meaning from that real essence. ❋ Uzgalis, William (2007)

Hence white horse, the extension of ˜white horse™, is not the same as (identical to) horse, the extension of ˜horse™. ❋ Fraser, Chris (2005)

His most famous line, “A white horse is not a horse, ” deals with the important distinction between “horse, ” “white, ” and “white horse. ❋ Unknown (2001)

In the sentence, "The man is _beating_ his horse," the noun _horse_ is in the objective case, because it is the object of the action expressed by the active-transitive participle "beating," and it is governed by the participle beating, according to ❋ Samuel Kirkham (N/A)

I know you can ride that speck of a pony out there, but you must have a horse now, a real _horse_. ❋ Katherine Keene Galt (N/A)

-- The languages are akin, because each say, where we should say 'the horse kicked the man,' _horse agent man kicking completion, _ or words to that effect, -- dapped out nearly in spherical or angular disconnected monosyllables. ❋ Kenneth Morris (1908)

The occurrence, as recounted by both Orosius and Herodotus, is attributed to a _horse_ (a sacred horse, Herod.), not to a _horseman_, _knight_, or ❋ Various (1852)

QHNews is delivering the very latest from the cutting, reining & reined cow horse industries. #horse THNX intellibitz HVS Executive Search - Global Executive Recruitment for the Hotel, Gaming, Restaurant and Retail Industries ❋ Unknown (2009)

a porter, with a load of wood upon his back, passed by the other side of the horse, so near, that the gentleman on horse-* back was forced to turn his head towards him to avoid being rubbed by the wood. ❋ Anonymous (N/A)

After hearing a comment of that nature, so filled with anger and hate, I worry that the term horse's ass is way too kind. ❋ Unknown (2009)

He then went to seek for what he called his horse, that is to say, his walking-stick, which he had left in a corner of the hall, and set off on foot. ❋ Unknown (1909)

The mark of the old utility of the animal in varied employment is retained in our use of the term horse-power in measuring the energy of engines. ❋ Nathaniel Southgate Shaler (1873)

The title horse is apparently one mentioned in a brief narration at the start about Friedrich Nietzsche, sobbing over a mistreated equine in the Italian city of the title. ❋ Unknown (2011)

"War Horse" was recognized for "best perception versus reality" for a scene that shows the title horse becoming entangled in barbed wire that was actually made from soft rubber. ❋ Unknown (2012)

It was later discovered the horse is a descendant of Secretariat, the famous race horse on which the recent film by the same title was based. ❋ Erica Liepmann (2010)

So asking about your relationship with the horse is a bad idea ❋ Unknown (2010)

Of course, the owner of a horse, when arrested by an agent of a humane society, indignantly protests that the horse is his property. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I have a problem on the animals it says the horse is the best well if you get the calf it is just 2 coins less and it is a way quicker harvest and it takes up less space ❋ Unknown (2009)

Consequently, I think our emotional health suffers simply because we have fewer bad experiences, just as our physical health suffers due to lack of a requirement to work physically to survive (riding a horse is a LOT more work than riding a car). ❋ Unknown (2010)

The striking figure of Jackson astride a horse is also a reminder that the slowness of 19th-century mail, besides being inconvenient, could also be deadly. ❋ Danny Heitman (2010)

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