cavalry
/ˈkævəlɹi/
noun
Common
1.n.troops trained to fight on horseback
“500 horse led the attack”
2.n.a highly mobile army unit
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cavalry and horse share a recorded sense, so the question is not what they mean but which one fits. cavalry means “troops trained to fight on horseback”. horse means “solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times”. horse is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈkævəlɹi/
1.n.troops trained to fight on horseback
“500 horse led the attack”
2.n.a highly mobile army unit
/ˈhɔɹs/
1.n.solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
2.n.a padded gymnastic apparatus on legs
3.n.troops trained to fight on horseback
“500 horse led the attack”
| cavalry | horse | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈkævəlɹi/ | /ˈhɔɹs/ |
| Said | KAV-uhl-ree | hawrs |
| Syllables | 3 | 1 |
| Letters | 7 | 5 |
| Parts of speech | noun | noun, verb |
| Senses | 2 | 6 |
| How common | Common | Core |
| Synonyms | horse cavalry, horse | Equus caballus |
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