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stalking-horse vs horse

horse vs stalking-horse

stalking-horse and horse both are nouns.

stalking-horse is not a verb while horse is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
stalking-horse Yes No No No
horse Yes No Yes No
As nouns, horse is a hypernym of stalking-horse; that is, horse is a word with a broader meaning than stalking-horse:
  • stalking-horse: a horse behind which a hunter hides while stalking game
  • horse: solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
Other hypernyms of stalking-horse include Equus caballus.
stalking-horse (noun) horse (noun)
a horse behind which a hunter hides while stalking game solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
screen consisting of a figure of a horse behind which a hunter hides while stalking game a chessman shaped to resemble the head of a horse; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa)
something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason a framework for holding wood that is being sawed
a candidate put forward to divide the Opposition or to mask the true candidate a padded gymnastic apparatus on legs
troops trained to fight on horseback
stalking-horse (verb) horse (verb)
provide with a horse or horses
Difference between stalking-horse and horse

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