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Horses

noun
/ˈhɔrsəs/
Word Frequency: 25.9

Definitions

1.nounAny of several animals related to Equus ferus caballus.
2.nounEquipment with legs.
3.nounType of equipment.
4.nounA mass of earthy matter, or rock of the same character as the wall rock, occurring in the course of a vein, as of coal or ore; hence, to take horse (said of a vein) is to divide into branches for a distance.
5.nounThe sedative, antidepressant, and anxiolytic drug morphine, chiefly when used illicitly.
6.nounAn informal variant of basketball in which players match shots made by their opponent(s), each miss adding a letter to the word "horse", with 5 misses spelling the whole word and eliminating a player, until only the winner is left. Also HORSE, H-O-R-S-E or H.O.R.S.E. (see Variations of basketball#H-O-R-S-E).
7.noun(among students) A translation or other illegitimate aid in study or examination.
8.noun(among students) horseplay; tomfoolery
9.verbTo frolic, to act mischievously. (Usually followed by "around".)
10.verbTo provide with a horse; supply horses for.
11.verbTo get on horseback.
12.verbTo sit astride of; to bestride.
13.verb(of a male horse) To copulate with (a mare).
14.verbTo take or carry on the back.
15.verbTo place (someone) on the back of another person, or on a wooden horse, etc., to be flogged; (hence) to flog.
16.verbTo urge at work tyrannically.
17.verbTo charge for work before it is finished.

Synonyms

horsienagpradsteedknightpommel horsevaulting horsedobbinponytrotsawhorsesawbuck

Rhymes With

forcesjoin forcesarmed forcesspecial forcesendorsesreinforcescoursessources
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