cobs

noun

plural of cob
as in steeds

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cobs
  1. steeds
  2. equines
  3. mares
  4. stallions
  5. skates
  6. colts
  7. nags
  8. fillies
Noun
  • From guiding the station steeds to standing watch while firefighters battled flames, Dalmatians became loyal partners in some of America’s earliest fire stations.
    — Lauren Paige Richeson, USA Today, 15 July 2026
  • Here, such extended sequences of cowboys steering their steeds and working their land feel rushed.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 14 May 2026
Definition of steeds
Noun
  • Undomesticated equines could not stop it from happening.
    — Ian Stokes, Space.com, 3 June 2026
  • While filming the 2015 miniseries Texas Rising in Mexico, Fraser noticed a horse being picked on by other equines.
    — Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026
Definition of equines
Noun
  • The mares are now shunning poor Valentine, which Puckett hopes is only temporary.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Five older fillies and mares were entered in the 61/2-furlong sprint on the main track.
    — Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of mares
Noun
  • Down at the bottom of the hill, Butch was sitting in the grass among a dozen or more stallions.
    — Emily Ruskovich, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026
  • Mares use this land as a nursery, stallions retreat there to recover from injuries caused by fighting, and old horses go deep into the marsh to lay themselves to rest.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 2 July 2026
Definition of stallions
Noun
  • The rest of the team stays in the tunnel while the rookie hits the ice for warmups first and skates by himself for a couple of laps.
    — Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Leichliter skates at Riverside Park nearly every day and says one of his biggest dreams is to skate alongside Hawk someday.
    — Hannah McIlree, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of skates
Noun
  • These two colts were born roughly a month apart in the winter of 2024.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
  • For every race that has colts contending for greatness and notoriety, there is a sister race for those wonderful three-year-old fillies.
    — Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of colts
Noun
  • Microsoft has also tried to upsell its OneDrive cloud storage with constant nags in Windows 11.
    — Tom Warren, The Verge, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Meanwhile, Microsoft is upping the pressure on users to move to Windows 11, with new nags that seemingly won’t stop.
    — Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Definition of nags
Noun
  • Five older fillies and mares were entered in the 61/2-furlong sprint on the main track.
    — Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The Alcibiades and Jessamine are also worth watching because both are for two-year-old fillies, meaning the field is making its first serious appearance on a big stage.
    — Jill Barth, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of fillies
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“Cobs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cobs. Accessed 8 Oct. 2026.

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