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Noun (5 meanings)
1. solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times.
horse is a type of:
- equine, equid (noun) - hoofed mammals having slender legs and a flat coat with a narrow mane along the back of the neck
types of horse:
- bay (noun) - a horse of a moderate reddish-brown color
- chestnut (noun) - a dark golden-brown or reddish-brown horse
- eohippus, dawn horse (noun) - earliest horse
- gee-gee (noun) - a word for horse used by children or in adult slang
- hack (noun) - a horse kept for hire
- hack, jade, nag, plug (noun) - an old or over-worked horse
- harness horse (noun) - horse used for pulling vehicles
- liver chestnut (noun) - a solid dark brown horse
- male horse (noun) - the male of species Equus caballus
- mare, female horse (noun) - female equine animal
- mesohippus (noun) - North American three-toed Oligocene animal
- pacer (noun) - a horse trained to a special gait in which both feet on one side leave the ground together
- palomino (noun) - a horse of light tan or golden color with cream-colored or white mane and tail
- pinto (noun) - a spotted or calico horse or pony
- polo pony (noun) - a small agile horse specially bred and trained for playing polo
- pony (noun) - a range horse of the western United States
- pony (noun) - any of various breeds of small gentle horses usually less than five feet high at the shoulder
- post horse, post-horse, poster (noun) - a horse kept at an inn or post house for use by mail carriers or for rent to travelers
- protohippus (noun) - Pliocene horse approaching donkeys in size
- racehorse, race horse, bangtail (noun) - a horse bred for racing
- roan (noun) - a horse having a brownish coat thickly sprinkled with white or gray
- saddle horse, riding horse, mount (noun) - a lightweight horse kept for riding only
- sorrel (noun) - a horse of a brownish orange to light brown color
- stablemate, stable companion (noun) - a horse stabled with another or one of several horses owned by the same person
- stalking-horse (noun) - a horse behind which a hunter hides while stalking game
- steeplechaser (noun) - a horse trained to run in steeplechases
- stepper, high stepper (noun) - a horse trained to lift its feet high off the ground while walking or trotting
- wild horse (noun) - undomesticated or feral domestic horse
- workhorse (noun) - a horse used for plowing and hauling and other heavy labor
horse is a member of:
- Equus, genus Equus (noun) - type genus of the Equidae: only surviving genus of the family Equidae
members of horse:
- foal (noun) - a young horse
parts of horse:
- encolure (noun) - the mane of a horse
- gaskin (noun) - lower part of a horse's thigh between the hock and the stifle
- horse's foot (noun) - the hoof of a horse
- horseback (noun) - the back of a horse
- horsemeat, horseflesh (noun) - the flesh of horses as food
- poll (noun) - the part of the head between the ears
- withers (noun) - the highest part of the back at the base of the neck of various animals especially draft animals
horse is derivationally related to:
- to horse (verb) - provide with a horse or horses
2. a padded gymnastic apparatus on legs.
horse is a type of:
- gymnastic apparatus, exerciser (noun) - sports equipment used in gymnastic exercises
types of horse:
- pommel horse, side horse (noun) - a gymnastic horse with a cylindrical body covered with leather and two upright handles (pommels) near the center
- vaulting horse, long horse, buck (noun) - a gymnastic horse without pommels and with one end elongated
3. troops trained to fight on horseback.
Example:
- “500 horse led the attack”
horse is a type of:
- military personnel, soldiery, troops (noun) - soldiers collectively
members of horse:
- cavalryman, trooper (noun) - a soldier in a motorized army unit
Domain of synset - TOPIC:
- military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine (noun) - the military forces of a nation
5. a chessman shaped to resemble the head of a horse; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa).
horse is a type of:
- chessman, chess piece (noun) - any of 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
Domain of synset - TOPIC:
- chess, chess game (noun) - a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules
Verb (1 meaning)
1. provide with a horse or horses.
to horse
to horse is a way to:
- to provide, supply, ply, cater (verb) - give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
ways to horse:
- to remount (verb) - provide with fresh horses
to horse is derivationally related to:
- horse, Equus caballus (noun) - solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times