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- pronunciation:
- hors
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb, adjective
- phrases:
- hold one's horses, horse around, horse of a different color, look a gift horse in the mouth
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Homophone Note, Word Builder, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a large, four-legged mammal, having short hair, hoofs, a mane, and a long tail, domesticated and used for riding and heavy work.
- similar words:
- mount
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| definition 2: |
a mounted military troop; cavalry.
- similar words:
- cavalry
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| definition 3: |
a frame on which something may be held or supported.
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| definition 4: |
in gymnastics, a piece of equipment used for vaulting.
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| definition 5: |
(slang) heroin.
- similar words:
- junk
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| related words: |
opiate |
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| phrase: |
hold one's horses, horse of a different color, look a gift horse in the mouth |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
horses, horsing, horsed |
| definition: |
to furnish with a horse or horses.
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to mount or ride a horse.
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| phrase: |
horse around |
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
of or relating to a horse or horses.
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| definition 2: |
powered, driven, or pulled by a horse or horses.
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| definition 3: |
astride a horse.
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The words horse and hoarse sound alike but have different meanings. To find out why the talkative horse sometimes gets hoarse, look up hoarse.
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