Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

white horse

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.69 in modern English

Syllables: white horse
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several horse-shaped chalk figures in England, such as the Uffington White Horse.

Countable

noun

A wave that is blown by the wind such that its crest is broken up and appears white and foamy; a whitecap.

Countable

noun

A recreational drug in the form of white powder: heroin or cocaine.

Countable; Slang; Uncountable

noun

A large mass of tough sinewy substance in the head of sperm whales, just above the upper jaw and extending in streaks into the junk above it. It resembles blubber, but contains no oil.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A soldier who is the child of a minister, high-ranking civil servant or officer, or comes from a highly influential family, who may receive preferential treatment from superiors.

Countable; Derogatory; Uncountable

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see white, horse.

Countable; Uncountable

name

Former name of Whitehorse.

Usage

Inflected Forms

white horses (plural)

Phrases

Vale of White Horse White Horse Beach

Frequently Paired Words

White Horse Beach

Synonyms

whitecap

Questions

What does white horse mean?: Any of several horse-shaped chalk figures in England, such as the Uffington White Horse.

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