warhorse
/ˈwɔːhɔːs/
US pronunciation
American sound/ˈwɔːhɔːs/
warhorse
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Stress
- 1st syllable stress
- Vowel
- Aw vowel
- Ending
- Final e often stays silent
war - horse -> warhorse
Myanmar meaning
Full entry
warhorse /'wↄ:hↄ:s/ n
၁။ (ယခင်) စစ်မြင်း။
၂။ တိုက်ရည်ခိုက်ရည် ဝနေသော စစ်သား၊ နိုင်ငံရေးသမား စသည်။
More examples
- ‘He rode until his black warhorse stood beside Copper, grabbing her reigns so she could go no further toward Snowkeep.’
- ‘Dalen put her on his own warhorse and they rode double.’
- ‘Normal black horses or black warhorses powered most of them.’
- ‘With a thump, a gangplank was lowered from the first ship, and a young man - no older than Lord Mark and Christian - appeared, sitting atop a fine warhorse.’
- ‘As staunch Padmaja-supporters are rallying behind the emerging leader in the ‘I’ faction, the old warhorses in the union have raised a banner of revolt against her appointment.’
- ‘Knowles played alongside Derek Dougan - that famous old Northern Ireland warhorse who went on to control the club several years later.’
- ‘David Wetherall and Mark Bower were always on top of old warhorse Wayne Allison, who on Saturday's evidence looks past his sell-by date.’
- ‘You won't find any mention of his new job on the BBC News site, which neglects to inform us where the old Shadow Chancellor will be plying his trade in the newly-shuffled Conservative warhorse.’
- ‘There has been a welcome youthful look to Stuart Kennedy's side this term but it was that old warhorse Gary McLaughlin who set up this victory with a remarkable six wicket haul.’
- ‘The visitors' skipper Mark Batty 69 and old warhorse Steve Dalby 44 set up the comfortable victory.’
- ‘Liverpool fan Nolan is looking forward to a likely showdown with warhorse Mark Hughes, who has been used in a deeper role by Blackburn recently.’
- ‘With Samuel French receiving medical treatment for mild hypothermia warhorse George Day took control of midfield and opened play up.’
- ‘And if he doesn't play in Melbourne, the 35-year-old pace warhorse certainly won't play in the third Test in Sydney, just days after the Melbourne Test.’
- ‘The old warhorse Darren Starkey gave Copmanthorpe the first half lead at Pocklington and Mark Flood wrapped up the points in the second period as Cop won 2-0.’
- ‘The youthful John Edwards goes into battle with that old warhorse Dick Cheney in round two of the campaign debates.’
- ‘Holmes however was just seen in an exhibition fight, so it might be that the old warhorse will still step in the ring despite what the public would hope.’
- ‘Maligned forward Jamal Mashburn has improved his defense and stayed healthy, and 34-year-old warhorse Dan Majerle is still capable of hitting clutch jump shots.’
- ‘Given Mortimer's own frail health, it was widely assumed that the old warhorse had been pensioned - if not killed - off.’
- ‘And Amir Peretz, who has rejoined the Labor Party, is running for party leader in primaries later this month against (among others) the old Labor warhorse Shimon Peres.’
- ‘Don't forget, I was the astute observer who told you to watch out for desperate political warhorses with nothing to lose, such as Joe ‘Grand-Mere’ Clark.’
Synonyms
GI, able, accomplished, adept, adequate, all around, au fait, campaigner, capable, catechized, certified, competent, disciplined, efficient, elderly person, equipped, examined, experienced, experienced person, expert, fit, fitted, fossil, geezer, golden-ager, good, gramps, instructed, knowledgeable, licensed, longtimer, master, mossback, old dog, old guard, old hand, old pro, old salt, old school, old soldier, old stager, old-timer, person experienced in something, practiced, pro, proficient, proper, proved, quizzed, senior, shellback, skillful, sourdough, stalwart, talented, tested, trained, tried, trouper, up to snuff, up to speed, vet, veteran, war-horse, warrior, wicked
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