noun Download 🔗Share A ring or hoop suspended by a rope or strap from the saddle, for a horseman's foot while mounting or riding. Examples : "The horse's stirrup was too high for the little girl to reach while trying to mount. " utensil wear animal Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (by extension) Any piece shaped like the stirrup of a saddle, used as a support, clamp, etc. Examples : "The painter used a small metal stirrup attached to the ladder to hold his paint bucket. " item device machine Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A stapes. Examples : "The doctor said my stirrup, a tiny bone in my ear, wasn't vibrating properly, which was causing my hearing loss. " anatomy organ Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A rope secured to a yard, with a thimble in its lower end for supporting a footrope. Examples : "The farmer used the stirrup to secure the footrope to his work horse's yard. " nautical sailing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Referring to women's pants, a form of trousers commonly worn by women that includes a strap beneath the arch of the foot. Examples : "My sister wore stirrup pants to the farmers' market. " wear style appearance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
