单词 | horse |
释义 | horse (once / 24 pages) 1nv 2n A horse is a large, four-legged animal with hooves, a long nose and tail, and a mane of hair along its upper back. Part of learning how to ride a horse includes giving commands and using the reins to guide it. Horses are very strong and fast, which is why humans have domesticated them for thousands of years — horses can be helpful on farms, for riding, and for pulling wagons and carts. Some people ride horses simply as a hobby, while others race them in competitions. Horses are one of the very few animals that can sleep either lying down or standing up, a trait that helped them run quickly from predators in the wild. WORD FAMILYhorse: horsed, horses, horsing, unhorse+/unhorse: unhorsed, unhorses, unhorsing USAGE EXAMPLES"The likelihood is that, because of its location, most of the early landlords were connected with horses, carriages and stabling," writes Dailey. BBC(Jan 02, 2017) The quarantine began in a barn where two horses tested positive last week. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Notably, Dortmund and Klimt were handed off Sunday to Art Sherman, trainer of California Chrome, Arrogate’s chief adversary for top horse honors. Los Angeles Times(Jan 01, 2017) 1 1n solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper Equus caballus Sir Barton thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1919 Gallant Foxthoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1930 Omahathoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1935 War Admiralthoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1937 Whirlawaythoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1941 Count Fleetthoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1943 Assaultthoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1946 Citationthoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1948 Secretariatthoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1973 Seattle Slewthoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1977 Affirmedthoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1978 roan a horse having a brownish coat thickly sprinkled with white or gray stable companion, stablematea horse stabled with another or one of several horses owned by the same person gee-geea word for horse used by children or in adult slang dawn horse, eohippusearliest horse; extinct primitive dog-sized four-toed Eocene animal mesohippusNorth American three-toed Oligocene animal; probably not directly ancestral to modern horses protohippusPliocene horse approaching donkeys in size male horsethe male of species Equus caballus female horse, marefemale equine animal mount, riding horse, saddle horsea lightweight horse kept for riding only ponya range horse of the western United States polo ponya small agile horse specially bred and trained for playing polo wild horseundomesticated or feral domestic horse hacka horse kept for hire hack, jade, nag, plugan old or over-worked horse ponyany of various breeds of small gentle horses usually less than five feet high at the shoulder bangtail, race horse, racehorsea horse bred for racing steeplechasera horse trained to run in steeplechases stalking-horsea horse behind which a hunter hides while stalking game harness horsehorse used for pulling vehicles workhorsea horse used for plowing and hauling and other heavy labor post horse, post-horse, postera horse kept at an inn or post house for use by mail carriers or for rent to travelers pacera horse trained to a special gait in which both feet on one side leave the ground together high stepper, steppera horse trained to lift its feet high off the ground while walking or trotting chestnuta dark golden-brown or reddish-brown horse liver chestnuta solid dark brown horse baya horse of a moderate reddish-brown color sorrela horse of a brownish orange to light brown color palominoa horse of light tan or golden color with cream-colored or white mane and tail pintoa spotted or calico horse or pony entire, stallionuncastrated adult male horse geldingcastrated male horse broodmare, stud marea female horse used for breeding remounta fresh horse especially (formerly) to replace one killed or injured in battle palfreyespecially a light saddle horse for a woman warhorsehorse used in war prancera mettlesome or fiery horse hacka saddle horse used for transportation rather than sport etc. cow ponya light saddle horse trained for herding cattle quarter horsea small powerful horse originally bred for sprinting in quarter-mile races in Virginia Morganan American breed of small compact saddle horses Plantation walking horse, Tennessee walker, Tennessee walking horse, Walking horsea horse marked by stamina and trained to move at a fast running walk American saddle horsea high-stepping horse originating in Kentucky Appaloosaa hardy breed of saddle horse developed in western North America and characteristically having a spotted rump Arab, Arabiana spirited graceful and intelligent riding horse native to Arabia Lipizzan, Lippizan, Lippizanera compact and sturdy saddle horse that is bred and trained in Vienna; smart and docile and excellent for dressage mustangsmall hardy range horse of the western plains descended from horses brought by the Spanish buckskinhorse of a light yellowish dun color with dark mane and tail crow-bait, crowbaitan emaciated horse likely soon to become carrion and so attractive to crows dunhorse of a dull brownish grey color gray, greyhorse of a light gray or whitish color Equus caballus gomelini, tarpanEuropean wild horse extinct since the early 20th century warragal, warrigalAustralian wild horse Equus caballus przevalskii, Equus caballus przewalskii, Przevalski's horse, Przewalski's horsewild horse of central Asia that resembles an ass; now endangered Indian pony, cayusea small native range horse plough horse, plow horsea horse used to pull a plow Shetland ponybreed of very small pony with long shaggy mane and tail Welsh ponybreed of small ponies originally from Wales Exmoorstocky breed of pony with a fawn-colored nose thoroughbreda racehorse belonging to a breed that originated from a cross between Arabian stallions and English mares ponyan informal term for a racehorse yearlinga racehorse considered one year old until the second Jan. 1 following its birth two year old, two-year-old horsea racehorse that is two years old three year old, three-year-old horsea racehorse that is three years old dark horsea racehorse about which little is known muddera racehorse that runs well on a muddy racetrack nonstartera horse that fails to run in a race for which it has been entered cobstocky short-legged harness horse hackneya compact breed of harness horse draft horse, draught horse, dray horsehorse adapted for drawing heavy loads packhorsea workhorse used as a pack animal dobbin, farm horsea quiet plodding workhorse pacemaker, pacer, pacesettera horse used to set the pace in racing trotter, trotting horsea horse trained to trot; especially a horse trained for harness racing equid, equine hoofed mammals having slender legs and a flat coat with a narrow mane along the back of the neck 2n troops trained to fight on horseback 500 horse led the attack Syn|Hyper cavalry, horse cavalry military personnel, soldiery, troops soldiers collectively 3n a chessman shaped to resemble the head of a horse; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa) Syn|Hyper knight chess piece, chessman any of 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess 4v provide with a horse or horses 2Hypo|Hyper remount provide with fresh horses cater, ply, provide, supply give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance 1n a framework for holding wood that is being sawed Syn|Hypo|Hyper buck, sawbuck, sawhorse trestle sawhorses used in pairs to support a horizontal tabletop framework a structure supporting or containing something 2n a padded gymnastic apparatus on legs Syn|Hypo|Hyper gymnastic horse pommel horse, side horse a gymnastic horse with a cylindrical body covered with leather and two upright handles (pommels) near the center; held upright by two steel supports, one at each end buck, long horse, vaulting horsea gymnastic horse without pommels and with one end elongated; used lengthwise for vaulting exerciser, gymnastic apparatus sports equipment used in gymnastic exercises |
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