horse

CEFRA1

/hɔːs/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A large animal with four legs, used for riding or work.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A hoofed mammal, Equus ferus caballus, often used throughout history for riding and draft work.

Examples

  • It's lonely in the saddle since the horse died.

  • Can you ride a horse?

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /hoɹs/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Any member of the species Equus ferus, including the Przewalski's horse and the extinct Equus ferus ferus.

  2. Any current or extinct animal of the family Equidae, including zebras and asses.

  3. Cavalry soldiers (sometimes capitalized when referring to an official category).

More examples

In context

  • They were a nomadic horse-riding tribe.

  • A cowboy's greatest friend is his horse.

  • These bone features, distinctive in the zebra, are actually present in all horses.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English hors, horse, ors, from Old English hors (“horse”), from Proto-West Germanic *hors, *hross, from Proto-Germanic *hrussą (“horse”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥sós (“vehicle”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- (“to run”). Doublet of car and carrus. Cognates Cognate with Scots horse (“horse”), West Frisian hoars (“horse”), Cimbrian ross (“horse”), Dutch hors, ros (“horse”), German Ross, Roß (“horse”), Danish and Norwegian Nynorsk hors (“horse, mare”), Faroese hors, ross (“horse”), Icelandic hross (“horse”), Swedish russ (“horse”); also Cornish karr (“car”), Welsh car (“car; cart, wagon”), Latin currus (“car, chariot; wagon, wain”), Ancient Greek ἐπίκουρος (epíkouros, “aidin...