horseshoe

[ hawrs-shoo, hawrsh- ]

/ ˈhɔrsˌʃu, ˈhɔrʃ- /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR horseshoe ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a U-shaped metal plate, plain or with calks, nailed to a horse's hoof to protect it from being injured by hard or rough surfaces.

something U-shaped, as a valley, river bend, or other natural feature: We picnicked in the middle of a horseshoe of trees.

horseshoes, (used with a singular verb) a game in which horseshoes or other U-shaped pieces of metal, plastic, etc., are tossed at an iron stake 30 or 40 feet (9 or 12 meters) away in order to encircle it or to come closer to it than one's opponent.

verb (used with object), horse·shoed, horse·shoe·ing.

to put a horseshoe or horseshoes on.

adjective

having the shape of a horseshoe; U-shaped: a horseshoe bend in the river.

Origin of horseshoe

1350–1400; Middle English. See horse, shoe

OTHER WORDS FROM horseshoe

horseshoer, noun

Words nearby horseshoe

horseradish tree, horse rake, horse's ass, horse sense, horseshit, horseshoe, horseshoe arch, horseshoe back, horseshoe bat, horseshoe crab, horseshoe fern

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Example sentences from the Web for horseshoe

He had a scraggly beard and his once clean-shaven head was ringed by a horseshoe of graying hair.
In His First Interview, Saif al-Islam Says He Has Not Been Given Access to a Lawyer|Fred Abrahams|December 30, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Basketball, foosball, bocce ball—there's even a horseshoe pit.
A Vacation From the Public Eye|Sam Bungey|August 22, 2009|DAILY BEAST
That is what is said—in some instances—over on West Hill, when the elegant visitors came home from calling at the Horseshoe.
Real Folks|Mrs. A. D. T. Whitney
Each of the columns upholds a small pilaster, and between them is a horseshoe arch, no two of the columns being alike.
Foot-prints of Travel|Maturin M. Ballou

The table was in the shape of a horseshoe, and there were about eighty people present.
The Sunny Side of Diplomatic Life, 1875-1912|Lillie DeHegermann-Lindencrone
The tug dropped them off the Tail of the Horseshoe; a smashing sou'wester was serving them.
Blow The Man Down|Holman Day
I only felt his grip on my right arm, as he seized it and snatched the horseshoe from me.
Vandemark's Folly|Herbert Quick

British Dictionary definitions for horseshoe

horseshoe

/ (ˈhɔːsˌʃuː) /

noun

a piece of iron shaped like a U with the ends curving inwards that is nailed to the underside of the hoof of a horse to protect the soft part of the foot from hard surfaces: commonly thought to be a token of good luck

an object of similar shape

verb -shoes, -shoeing or -shoed

(tr) to fit with a horseshoe; shoe

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	horseshoe
释义	horseshoe [ hawrs-shoo, hawrsh- ] / ˈhɔrsˌʃu, ˈhɔrʃ- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR horseshoe ON THESAURUS.COM noun a U-shaped metal plate, plain or with calks, nailed to a horse's hoof to protect it from being injured by hard or rough surfaces. something U-shaped, as a valley, river bend, or other natural feature: We picnicked in the middle of a horseshoe of trees. horseshoes, (used with a singular verb) a game in which horseshoes or other U-shaped pieces of metal, plastic, etc., are tossed at an iron stake 30 or 40 feet (9 or 12 meters) away in order to encircle it or to come closer to it than one's opponent. verb (used with object), horse·shoed, horse·shoe·ing. to put a horseshoe or horseshoes on. adjective having the shape of a horseshoe; U-shaped: a horseshoe bend in the river. Origin of horseshoe 1350–1400; Middle English. See horse, shoe OTHER WORDS FROM horseshoe horseshoer, noun Words nearby horseshoe horseradish tree, horse rake, horse's ass, horse sense, horseshit, horseshoe, horseshoe arch, horseshoe back, horseshoe bat, horseshoe crab, horseshoe fern Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for horseshoe He had a scraggly beard and his once clean-shaven head was ringed by a horseshoe of graying hair. In His First Interview, Saif al-Islam Says He Has Not Been Given Access to a Lawyer\|Fred Abrahams\|December 30, 2011\|DAILY BEAST Basketball, foosball, bocce ball—there's even a horseshoe pit. A Vacation From the Public Eye\|Sam Bungey\|August 22, 2009\|DAILY BEAST That is what is said—in some instances—over on West Hill, when the elegant visitors came home from calling at the Horseshoe. Real Folks\|Mrs. A. D. T. Whitney Each of the columns upholds a small pilaster, and between them is a horseshoe arch, no two of the columns being alike. Foot-prints of Travel\|Maturin M. Ballou The table was in the shape of a horseshoe, and there were about eighty people present. The Sunny Side of Diplomatic Life, 1875-1912\|Lillie DeHegermann-Lindencrone The tug dropped them off the Tail of the Horseshoe; a smashing sou'wester was serving them. Blow The Man Down\|Holman Day I only felt his grip on my right arm, as he seized it and snatched the horseshoe from me. Vandemark's Folly\|Herbert Quick British Dictionary definitions for horseshoe horseshoe / (ˈhɔːsˌʃuː) / noun a piece of iron shaped like a U with the ends curving inwards that is nailed to the underside of the hoof of a horse to protect the soft part of the foot from hard surfaces: commonly thought to be a token of good luck an object of similar shape verb -shoes, -shoeing or -shoed (tr) to fit with a horseshoe; shoe Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to horseshoe trajectory, arc, arch, contour, loop, swerve, sweep, hairpin, crook, bend, whorl, ambit, concavity, circle, quirk, curvature, festoon, bight, compass, circumference
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horseshoe

noun

verb (used with object), horse·shoed, horse·shoe·ing.

adjective

Origin of horseshoe

OTHER WORDS FROM horseshoe

Words nearby horseshoe

Example sentences from the Web for horseshoe

British Dictionary definitions for horseshoe

noun

verb -shoes, -shoeing or -shoed

Words related to horseshoe