horse | | |
n. (animal) | 1. equus caballus, horse | solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times. |
| ~ encolure | the mane of a horse. |
| ~ horseback | the back of a horse. |
| ~ horse's foot | the hoof of a horse. |
| ~ equus, genus equus | type genus of the Equidae: only surviving genus of the family Equidae. |
| ~ equid, equine | hoofed mammals having slender legs and a flat coat with a narrow mane along the back of the neck. |
| ~ roan | a horse having a brownish coat thickly sprinkled with white or gray. |
| ~ stable companion, stablemate | a horse stabled with another or one of several horses owned by the same person. |
| ~ gee-gee | a word for horse used by children or in adult slang. |
| ~ dawn horse, eohippus | earliest horse; extinct primitive dog-sized four-toed Eocene animal. |
| ~ mesohippus | North American three-toed Oligocene animal; probably not directly ancestral to modern horses. |
| ~ protohippus | Pliocene horse approaching donkeys in size. |
| ~ foal | a young horse. |
| ~ male horse | the male of species Equus caballus. |
| ~ female horse, mare | female equine animal. |
| ~ mount, riding horse, saddle horse | a lightweight horse kept for riding only. |
| ~ pony | a range horse of the western United States. |
| ~ polo pony | a small agile horse specially bred and trained for playing polo. |
| ~ wild horse | undomesticated or feral domestic horse. |
| ~ hack | a horse kept for hire. |
| ~ nag, jade, hack, plug | an old or over-worked horse. |
| ~ pony | any of various breeds of small gentle horses usually less than five feet high at the shoulder. |
| ~ bangtail, race horse, racehorse | a horse bred for racing. |
| ~ steeplechaser | a horse trained to run in steeplechases. |
| ~ stalking-horse | a horse behind which a hunter hides while stalking game. |
| ~ harness horse | horse used for pulling vehicles. |
| ~ workhorse | a horse used for plowing and hauling and other heavy labor. |
| ~ post-horse, post horse, poster | a horse kept at an inn or post house for use by mail carriers or for rent to travelers. |
| ~ pacer | a horse trained to a special gait in which both feet on one side leave the ground together. |
| ~ high stepper, stepper | a horse trained to lift its feet high off the ground while walking or trotting. |
| ~ chestnut | a dark golden-brown or reddish-brown horse. |
| ~ liver chestnut | a solid dark brown horse. |
| ~ bay | a horse of a moderate reddish-brown color. |
| ~ sorrel | a horse of a brownish orange to light brown color. |
| ~ palomino | a horse of light tan or golden color with cream-colored or white mane and tail. |
| ~ pinto | a spotted or calico horse or pony. |
| ~ withers | the highest part of the back at the base of the neck of various animals especially draft animals. |
| ~ gaskin | lower part of a horse's thigh between the hock and the stifle. |
| ~ poll | the part of the head between the ears. |
| ~ horseflesh, horsemeat | the flesh of horses as food. |
n. (artifact) | 2. gymnastic horse, horse | a padded gymnastic apparatus on legs. |
| ~ exerciser, gymnastic apparatus | sports equipment used in gymnastic exercises. |
| ~ 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 horse | a gymnastic horse without pommels and with one end elongated; used lengthwise for vaulting. |
n. (group) | 3. cavalry, horse, horse cavalry | troops trained to fight on horseback.; "500 horse led the attack" |
| ~ armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine | the military forces of a nation.; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" |
| ~ military personnel, soldiery, troops | soldiers collectively. |
| ~ cavalryman, trooper | a soldier in a motorized army unit. |
n. (artifact) | 4. buck, horse, sawbuck, sawhorse | a framework for holding wood that is being sawed. |
| ~ framework | a structure supporting or containing something. |
| ~ trestle | sawhorses used in pairs to support a horizontal tabletop. |
n. (artifact) | 5. horse, knight | a chessman shaped to resemble the head of a horse; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa). |
| ~ chess game, chess | a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king. |
| ~ chess piece, chessman | any of 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess. |
v. (consumption) | 6. horse | provide with a horse or horses. |
| ~ cater, ply, provide, supply | give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance.; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests" |
| ~ remount | provide with fresh horses.; "remount a regiment" |
knight | | |
n. (person) | 1. knight | originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit. |
| ~ carpet knight | a knight who spends his time in luxury and idleness (knighted on the carpet at court rather than on the field of battle). |
| ~ bachelor-at-arms, knight bachelor, bachelor | a knight of the lowest order; could display only a pennon. |
| ~ banneret, knight banneret, knight of the square flag | a knight honored for valor; entitled to display a square banner and to hold higher command. |
| ~ knight of the round table | in the Arthurian legend, a knight of King Arthur's court. |
| ~ knight-errant | a wandering knight travelling in search of adventure. |
| ~ templar, knight templar | a knight of a religious military order established in 1118 to protect pilgrims and the Holy Sepulcher. |
| ~ male aristocrat | a man who is an aristocrat. |
| ~ geraint, sir geraint | (Arthurian legend) one of the knights of the Round Table. |
v. (social) | 2. dub, knight | raise (someone) to knighthood.; "The Beatles were knighted" |
| ~ ennoble, gentle, entitle | give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility. |
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