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roan vs horse

horse vs roan

roan and horse both are nouns.

roan is an adjective but horse is not an adjective.

roan is not a verb while horse is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
roan Yes Yes No No
horse Yes No Yes No
As nouns, horse is a hypernym of roan; that is, horse is a word with a broader meaning than roan:
  • roan: a horse having a brownish coat thickly sprinkled with white or gray
  • horse: solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
Other hypernyms of roan include Equus caballus.
roan (noun) horse (noun)
a horse having a brownish coat thickly sprinkled with white or gray solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
a soft sheepskin leather that is colored and finished to resemble morocco; used in bookbinding a chessman shaped to resemble the head of a horse; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa)
a framework for holding wood that is being sawed
a padded gymnastic apparatus on legs
troops trained to fight on horseback
roan (adjective) horse (adjective)
(used of especially horses) having a brownish coat thickly sprinkled with white or grey
roan (verb) horse (verb)
provide with a horse or horses
Difference between roan and horse

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