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HORSES Synonyms

There are 16 synonyms of the word horses. (exact relations)
There are 19 hypernyms of the word horses. (close relations)
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knight
nounn
noun

• originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit

• a chessman shaped to resemble the head of a horse; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa)

verb

• raise (someone) to knighthood

buck
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a gymnastic horse without pommels and with one end elongated; used lengthwise for vaulting

• United States author whose novels drew on her experiences as a missionary in China (1892-1973)

• a piece of paper money worth one dollar

• a framework for holding wood that is being sawed

• mature male of various mammals (especially deer or antelope)

verb

• to strive with determination

• resist

• move quickly and violently

• jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched

cavalry
nounn
noun

• troops trained to fight on horseback

• a highly mobile army unit

dobbin
nounn
noun

• a quiet plodding workhorse

nag
verb, nounv, n
noun

• someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault

• an old or over-worked horse

verb

• bother persistently with trivial complaints

• worry persistently

• remind or urge constantly

pony
nounn
noun

• a range horse of the western United States

• an informal term for a racehorse

• a literal translation used in studying a foreign language (often used illicitly)

• a small glass adequate to hold a single swallow of whiskey

• any of various breeds of small gentle horses usually less than five feet high at the shoulder

sawbuck
nounn
noun

• a framework for holding wood that is being sawed

sawhorse
nounn
noun

• a framework for holding wood that is being sawed

steed
nounn
noun

• (literary) a spirited horse for state of war

trot
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a slow pace of running

• radicals who support Trotsky's theory that socialism must be established throughout the world by continuing revolution

• a literal translation used in studying a foreign language (often used illicitly)

• a gait faster than a walk; diagonally opposite legs strike the ground together

verb

• run at a moderately swift pace

• ride at a trot

• cause to trot

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equus caballus
nounn
noun

• solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

gymnastic horse
nounn
noun

• a padded gymnastic apparatus on legs

horse cavalry
nounn
noun

• troops trained to fight on horseback

• an army unit mounted on horseback

pommel horse
nounn
noun

• a gymnastic horse with a cylindrical body covered with leather and two upright handles (pommels) near the center; held upright by two steel supports, one at each end

vaulting horse
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a gymnastic horse without pommels and with one end elongated; used lengthwise for vaulting

Best Hypernyms For HORSES

Here is a list of related hypernyms for horses, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (16)
cater chessman equid equine exerciser frame framework ply provide soldiery supply troops animals beings creatures mammals
Phrases (3)
chess piecegymnastic apparatusmilitary personnel

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