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Horst vs Horsy - What's the difference?

horst | horsy |

As a verb horst

is .

As an adjective horsy is

of or relating to horses.

As a noun horsy is

(childish|or|endearing) a child's term or name for a horse.

horst

English

Noun

(wikipedia horst) (en noun)
  • (geology) an area of the earth's surface which is raised relative to surrounding land
  • * 1968 , , page 83:
  • Your body is a horst and mine a graben, because horst is the opposite of graben.

    Antonyms

    * graben

    Anagrams

    * * * ----

    horsy

    English

    Alternative forms

    * horsey

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Of or relating to horses.
  • Of a person or people, involved in breeding or riding horses.
  • Of a graphic design or typographical treatment which is clunky, unrefined, clumsy.
  • Noun

    (horsies)
  • (childish, or, endearing) A child's term or name for a horse.
  • A game where a child rides on the back of another, who is on all fours (also spelled horsey).
  • * 2000 , Anique Devoe - I'm Ready
  • When he got in the house, if I'd left him to read his newspaper in quiet, then he'd play horsey with me, riding me around the house on his back; I'd put a pillow on his back for my saddle
  • * 2003 , Bill Phillips - Eating for Life: Your Guide to Great Health, Fat Loss and Increased Energy
  • When you get down on the floor and play “horsey ”, you are giving yourself a heck of a workout – and it is fun for the kids!
  • * 2005 Larry L. Meyer - No Paltry Thing: Memoirs Of A Geezer Dad
  • The best barometer of my mounting physical limitations was the game of horsy . In my stallion's prime I could pack three little boys on my back at once and do the length of the hall in no time flat.