marenoun [ C ]
uk/meər/us/mer/mare noun [ C ] (HORSE)
an adult female horse
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Names for the male & female of animals
- billy goat
- bitch
- boar
- boomer
- buck
- bull
- bullock
- cob
- drake
- ewe
- gelding
- nanny goat
- ox
- ram
- stag
- stallion
- steer
- tigress
- tom
- tomcat
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Horses & similar animals
mare noun [ C ] (WOMAN)
UK very informal a way of talking to or about a woman that shows a lack of respect:
You stupid mare!
mare noun [ C ] (SITUATION)
UK informal a difficult or unpleasant situation or experience:
I had a real mare trying to get the printer working again.
Synonym
nightmare