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horses

The correct spelling is horses.

How to pronounce horses

/ˈhɔrsəs/
noun

IPA: /ˈhɔrsəs/

Say it like: Hor-ses

The correct spelling is horses. Any of several animals related to Equus ferus caballus.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.Any of several animals related to Equus ferus caballus.
  2. 2.Equipment with legs.
  3. 3.Type of equipment.
  4. 4.A mass of earthy matter, or rock of the same character as the wall rock, occurring in the course of a vein, as of coal or ore; hence, to take horse (said of a vein) is to divide into branches for a distance.
  5. 5.The sedative, antidepressant, and anxiolytic drug morphine, chiefly when used illicitly.

verb

  1. 1.To frolic, to act mischievously. (Usually followed by "around".)
  2. 2.To provide with a horse; supply horses for.
  3. 3.To get on horseback.
  4. 4.To sit astride of; to bestride.
  5. 5.(of a male horse) To copulate with (a mare).

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