Meaning

6 senses
  1. (countable)Any of several horse-shaped chalk figures in England, such as the Uffington White Horse.

    Schimmel

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

    a wave that is blown by the wind so its crest is broken and appears white

  3. (countable, slang, uncountable)A recreational drug in the form of white powder: heroin or cocaine.

  4. (countable, uncountable)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.

  5. (Singapore, countable, derogatory, uncountable)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.

  6. (countable, uncountable)Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see white, horse.

Examples

27 sentences
  1. I've got a white horse.

    Я маю білого коня. — User55521

    ruУ меня есть белый конь. — al_ex_an_der

    deIch habe ein weißes Pferd. — al_ex_an_der

  2. Tom has a white horse.

    ruУ Тома белая лошадь. — marafon

    deTom hat ein weißes Pferd. — felix63

  3. The prince wants a white horse.

    Принц хоче білого коня. — deniko

    ruПринц хочет белого коня. — Selena777

  4. The girl has a white horse.

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  5. A prince came on a white horse.

    ruПринц прискакал на белом коне. — Lenin_1917

    deEin Prinz kam auf einem weißen Pferd. — moskbnea

Translations

2 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 1
literal white horse:

Forms

plural: white horses
Singularwhite horse
Pluralwhite horses

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a wave that is blown by the wind so its crest is broken and appears white:whitecap

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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