horseshoe

[hawrs-shoo, hawrsh-] / ˈhɔrsˌʃu, ˈhɔrʃ- /

NOUN

curve

Synonyms

STRONGEST

arc arch contour loop trajectory

STRONG

ambit bend bight bow camber catenary chord circle circuit circumference compass concavity crook curlicue curvature ellipse festoon flexure hairpin half-moon helix hyperbola incurvation incurvature meniscus ogee parabola quirk round sinuosity sweep swerve turn vault whorl

WEAK

curvation rondure

Antonyms

WEAK

line

Example Sentences

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A large furnace and bellows were set up at the far end of the room, complete with stacks of horseshoes and bits of iron.

From Literature

How close is good enough for horseshoes, hand grenades and constitutional law under Bruen?

From The Wall Street Journal

I imagined if I could see beneath his horse’s hooves, the horseshoes would be gold.

From Literature

There was a bright blue eye, a four-leaf clover covered in resin, a horseshoe.

From Literature

Akira stopped Dodger and pointed behind them, where a line of horseshoe marks left indentations in the ashy road.

From Literature