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horsewhips

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Definition of horsewhips word

  • noun horsewhips Plural form of horsewhip. 1

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Parts of speech for Horsewhips

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

horsewhips popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for horsewhips

verb horsewhips

  • beats — Plural form of beat.
  • whips — to beat with a strap, lash, rod, or the like, especially by way of punishment or chastisement; flog; thrash: Criminals used to be whipped for minor offenses.
  • batters — Plural form of batter.
  • knocks — to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
  • smacks — heroin.

noun horsewhips

  • bats — crazy; very eccentric
  • crops — Plural form of crop.
  • goads — Plural form of goad.
  • knouts — a whip with a lash of leather thongs, formerly used in Russia for flogging criminals.

Antonyms for horsewhips

verb horsewhips

  • compliments — a greeting of respect or regard
  • aids — AIDS is a disease which destroys the natural system of protection that the body has against other diseases. AIDS is an abbreviation for 'acquired immune deficiency syndrome'.
  • assists — Plural form of assist.
  • comforts — things that make life easier and more pleasant
  • helps — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of help.

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