horse plural
horse
The plural form of horse is horses
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- noun plural horse a large, solid-hoofed, herbivorous quadruped, Equus caballus, domesticated since prehistoric times, bred in a number of varieties, and used for carrying or pulling loads, for riding, and for racing. 1
- noun plural horse a fully mature male animal of this type; stallion. 1
- noun plural horse any of several odd-toed ungulates belonging to the family Equidae, including the horse, zebra, donkey, and ass, having a thick, flat coat with a narrow mane along the back of the neck and bearing the weight on only one functioning digit, the third, which is widened into a round or spade-shaped hoof. 1
- noun plural horse something on which a person rides, sits, or exercises, as if astride the back of such an animal: rocking horse. 1
- noun plural horse Also called trestle. a frame, block, etc., with legs, on which something is mounted or supported. 1
- noun plural horse Gymnastics. vaulting horse. pommel horse. 1
- noun plural horse Carpentry. carriage (def 7). 1
- noun plural horse soldiers serving on horseback; cavalry: a thousand horse. 1
- noun plural horse Slang. a man; fellow. 1
- noun plural horse Often, horses. Informal. horsepower. 1
- noun plural horse horses, Slang. the power or capacity to accomplish something, as by having enough money, personnel, or expertise: Our small company doesn't have the horses to compete against a giant corporation. 1
- noun plural horse Chess Informal. a knight. 1
- noun plural horse Slang. a crib, translation, or other illicit aid to a student's recitation; trot; pony. 1
- noun plural horse Mining. a mass of rock enclosed within a lode or vein. 1
- noun plural horse Nautical. traveler (def 6b). 1
- noun plural horse Shipbuilding. a mold of a curved frame, especially one used when the complexity of the curves requires laying out at full size. 1
- noun plural horse Slang. heroin. 1
- noun plural horse When you talk about the horses, you mean horse races in which people bet money on the horse which they think will win. 0