HORSESHOE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

U-shaped plate nailed to underside of horse's hoof

Synonyms:

horseshoe; shoe

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("horseshoe" is a kind of...):

plate; scale; shell (a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners))

Meaning:

Game equipment consisting of an open ring of iron used in playing horseshoes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("horseshoe" is a kind of...):

game equipment (equipment or apparatus used in playing a game)

Meaning:

Equip (a horse) with a horseshoe or horseshoes

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "horseshoe" is one way to...):

equip; fit; fit out; outfit (provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something