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 An unmounted horse galloping into a ranch, saddle empty and reins flying, is a standard cue for horse people to seek the rider. — Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026 At right, the couple now must bring in 55 gallons of water every day for their two horses and about 50 gallons a month for their own drinking, cooking and cleaning. — Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 1 Sep. 2026 During our conversation, Dolly also made a joke about being a work horse that looked like a show pony. — Jeff Nelson, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026 Murry Taylor, who jumped for twenty-seven seasons, many of them with Dow, compared the recruits to wild horses. — M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026 Test Score was the eighth horse Motion has sent to Del Mar for a summer stakes race since 2022 — and the eighth to win. — Jay Posner, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026 Hilariously, DeRosa garlands the Derby show horse, Ocelli, with ultra-steep 125-1 odds against his doing any single thing of note on Saturday. — Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026 The Lord of the Rings star has a habit of buying equine costars from his film sets, including three horses from Peter Jackson’s epic fantasy trilogy. — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for horses
  1. stallions
  2. equines
  3. colts
  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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
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 4 Sep. 2026.

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