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Synonyms for horse

Most common

equine cavalry sumpter horsemeat scag horseflesh

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

2. Gymnastic equipment

pommel horse, vaulting horse

3. Pony — A translation or other illegitimate aid in study or examination

pony, horsey, trot, nag, dobbin, gallowa rare UK

Other

cavalry, horsemeat, junk, barb, heroin, smack, sumpter, scag, horseflesh, cheval dated, caple dated, prad informal dated UK AU NZ

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A translation or other illegitimate aid in study or examination.

  2. n. 2

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

    She loved taming horses on Saturday.

  3. n. 3

    A hoofed mammal, Equus ferus caballus, often used throughout history for riding and draft work. Any member of the species Equus ferus, including the Przewalski's horse and the extinct Equus ferus ferus.

  4. n. 4

    A hoofed mammal, Equus ferus caballus, often used throughout history for riding and draft work. Any current or extinct animal of the family Equidae, including zebras and asses.

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

Forms

Plural
horses → bucks, saw-horses, ponies, horseys…

Example sentences

  • equine Horses and donkeys are both in the equine family.
  • cavalry Caesar led the whole cavalry across the mountain.
  • horsemeat That was my first time to eat horsemeat.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
horserising
equinesteady
cavalryrising
sumpterrising
horsemeatsteady
scagrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
nag1
4 letters
buck1, junk1, pony2, stud1, mare1, colt1, barb1, trot1, foal1, scag, prad
5 letters
smack1, filly2, steed1, caple2
6 letters
knight1, heroin3, equine2, horsey2, dobbin2, cheval
7 letters
cavalry3, charger2, pegasus3, gelding, sumpter2, courser2, gallowa
8 letters
stallion2
9 letters
horsemeat
10 letters
horseflesh2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (pony2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
cheval
Italiano
cavallo
Español
caballo
Deutsch
Pferd
Català
cavall