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Workhorse Moderate

Workhorse has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

machine that performs dependably under heavy use

"the IBM main frame computers have been the workhorse of the business world"

2

a horse used for plowing and hauling and other heavy labor

3

A horse used primarily for manual labor; a draft horse

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
machine horse
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
plow horse draft horse packhorse farm horse
Rhyming Words
rse arse erse orse morse terse barse carse norse torse birse zorse gorse perse corse farse marse worse sarse parse
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