Hippo in English: hippo, hippopotamus.

1. hippo

English? [?h?p?]? American? [?h?po?]?

n. hippo; spitting root

Example: You?mean?you?get?the?hyena,?and?I?choose?between?the?hippo?and?the?giraffe?

You mean to tell me that you picked the hyena, leaving the hippo and giraffe for me to pick?

2. hippopotamus

English [?h?p?p?t?m?s] American [?h?p?pɑ?t?m?s]?

n.hippopotamus

Example: For?you?and?me.?What's?normal?for?a?hippopotamus?

Is?for?you?and?me.What's?normal?for?a?hippopotamus?

Phrases:

Hippo Fight?

Hungry Hippo?

Bull Hippo?

Extended information.

Synonyms:

river horse: hippopotamus

horse can be used as a noun

The basic meaning of horse is "horse". Means "horse", especially an ungelded adult stallion. By extension, it can mean "a soldier on horseback, a cavalryman", and it can also refer to a rack used to hold up clothes, i.e. a "hanger". It is also used in slang to refer to "heroin".

The word "horse" is a countable noun, which can sometimes be used as a determiner in a sentence, while the word "horseback-riding soldier, cavalryman" is a collective noun, which is uncountable and only has a singular form, but can be used with singular or plural verbs.

Horse as a noun example sentences:

1. The horse jumped the fence.

The horse jumped the fence.

2. He withdrew his horse from the race.

He made his horse withdraw from the race.

3. She sat her horse well.

She is good at riding.