Horse (Noun)

Meaning ¹

A padded gymnastic apparatus on legs.

Classification

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

Examples

• The gymnast sprang onto the horse, executing a perfect vault.
• She landed awkwardly on the horse, stumbling off to the side.
• The pommel horse was his weakest event, but he was determined to master it.
• The gymnast's hands gripped the horse tightly as she swung her legs up and over.
• The coach spotted the gymnast as she practiced her dismount from the horse.

Synonyms

• Gymnastic Horse

Hypernyms

• Exerciser

Hyponyms

• Side Horse
• Long Horse
• Buck

Meaning ²

Solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times.

Classification

Nouns denoting animals.

Synonyms

• Equus Caballus

Hypernyms

• Equid

Hyponyms

• Nag
• Female Horse
• Dawn Horse
• Post-horse
• Race Horse
• Mount
• Plug
• Bangtail
• Riding Horse
• Stable Companion
• Jade
• Poster
• High Stepper

Related Words

• Horse (verb)

Meaning ³

Troops trained to fight on horseback; "500 horse led the attack".

Classification

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.

Synonyms

• Cavalry
• Horse Cavalry

Hypernyms

• Soldiery
• Military Personnel

Meaning ⁴

A framework for holding wood that is being sawed.

Classification

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

Synonyms

• Sawbuck
• Buck
• Sawhorse

Hypernyms

• Framework

Hyponyms

• Trestle

Meaning ⁵

A chessman shaped to resemble the head of a horse; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa).

Classification

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

Synonyms

• Knight

Hypernyms

• Chessman