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horse

US /hɔrs/

noun Core · B1 Đời sống hằng ngày

Definition

solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

The tourists rode a horse along the beach during the afternoon tour.

Synonyms

  • steed(literary) a spirited horse for state or war
  • equinehoofed mammals having slender legs and a flat coat with a narrow mane along the back of the neck

Collocations

  • Easy ride a horse
    to ride a horse, meaning to sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
  • Medium horse racing event
    to horse racing event, meaning to provide with a horse or horses
  • Hard dark horse candidate in election
    describing dark horse candidate in election (absence of light or illumination)
  • Very Hard straight from the horse's mouth
    describing straight from the horse's mouth (a heterosexual person; someone having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex)

Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.