Definition, synonyms and related words
plural of horse
"The rancher rode out to count his horses before checking on the new foals."
In plain English: Horses are large, four-legged animals with long manes and tails that people often ride or use for work.
"The children raced their toy horses through the park."
Usage: Use "horses" only when referring to more than one animal of the equine species. It functions strictly as the plural form of "horse" and should not be confused with other words that sound similar.
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of horse
"The horse neighs loudly when it sees the rider approaching."
In plain English: To horses means to move quickly on horseback.
"Horses can't be used as a verb in standard English because it is only a noun."
Usage: The verb "horse" means to move something quickly or roughly by dragging it along the ground. Use this term only when describing the action of hauling an object with great effort, not as a standard synonym for riding animals.
Horses is the plural form of horse, which entered English from Old French cheval via Frankish origins. The ultimate root traces to Proto-Indo-European ekwos, meaning "horse.