horseshoes

«horseshoes» in Mova's school dictionary: U-shaped metal plates nailed to the bottom of a horse's… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun, plural of horseshoe (a horseshoe, horseshoes); also uncountable (the game)

meaning for a pupil

1) U-shaped metal plates nailed to the bottom of a horse's hooves to protect them. tree →

2) (USA, Canada) horseshoes: a game in which players throw horseshoes at a metal stake in the ground. tree →

3) Something shaped like a U, such as a magnet; a horseshoe is a sign of good luck. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories and farm life, the blacksmith fits horseshoes. In maths: a horse has 4 legs so needs 4 horseshoes. In American summer camps and backyards, people play horseshoes. Phrases: play horseshoes, lucky horseshoe, horseshoe magnet.

examples

• The blacksmith nailed new horseshoes on the pony. tree →
• A horse needs four horseshoes. tree →
• How many horseshoes do 5 horses need? Twenty. tree →
• We played horseshoes at the picnic. tree →
• A horseshoe hangs over the door for luck. tree →
• The horseshoe magnet picked up the pins. tree →

note

Plural of horseshoe. The game "horseshoes" takes a singular verb: "horseshoes is fun". Maths: 4 horseshoes per horse, so multiply horses by 4. A horseshoe for luck is a superstition, not a fact.

In the corpora

• A blacksmith fits one horseshoe on each hoof, so every horse needs 4 horseshoes.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «horseshoes» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.