HORSES Synonyms
There are 19 hypernyms of the word horses. (close relations)
Definition of HORSES
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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 |