horses

noun

variants also horse
plural of horse
as in stallions
a large hoofed domestic animal that is used for carrying or drawing loads and for riding the mounted police stable their horses in the city park

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Recent Examples of horses Saldaña, 48, explained how during filming the cast would train together, go to concerts, ride horses and even spend Thanksgiving together. — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026 Farms bring to mind the smell of hay, the sound of gravel crunching underfoot, horses snorting, grass swaying in the rolling fields, and the vast expanse of the star-studded sky. — Jeffrey Dungan, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2026 New Atlas The rides were in varying stages of decay, and there seemed to be a lot of orphaned carousel horses from other amusement centers dotted across the park. — New Atlas, 18 Aug. 2026 Ted Turner was the Cable Cowboy, but Bill Rasmussen’s cart was before his horse. — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2026 The carriage horses have shelter and food and are loved by their owners. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2026 Queen Elizabeth—long known as a lover of horses—was a frequent recipient of the pony’s naughty side, like in 2017, when Corporal Cruachan attempted to take a bite of the flowers the queen was holding during a visit to Stirling Castle. — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 18 Aug. 2026 Her mum Tracey, who grew up in New Zealand, was interested in horses, but wasn’t a competitive rider. — Gemma Redrup, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026 The Secret Service has reportedly been assigned to protect the family in Virginia horse country as well. — Kate Andersen Brower, Vanity Fair, 12 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for horses
  1. stallions
  2. colts
  3. equines
  4. fillies
  5. steeds
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
  • 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
  • The Preakness features a venue change to a 115-year-old track that has never hosted the event, a field of some of the best 3-year-old colts in the country and a couple of chances to make horse racing history.
    — Stephen Whyno, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2026
Definition of colts
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
  • Going the distance There is a second stakes Saturday, the 1 3/8-mile, $100,000 CTT and TOC Stakes for older fillies and mares.
    — Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 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
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

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“Horses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horses. Accessed 23 Aug. 2026.

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