CEFR B2

longhorns

noun

Meaning

longhorns means a breed of beef cattle, having long horns, bred in Texas and other parts of southwest United States. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses longhorns to mean a breed of beef cattle, having long horns, bred in Texas and other parts of....
The teacher asked students to find longhorns in the reading.

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longhorns (B2)

noun

Definition

Examples

The article uses longhorns to mean a breed of beef cattle, having long horns, bred in Texas and other parts of....
The teacher asked students to find longhorns in the reading.
Check the words around longhorns to choose the right meaning.

How to Use longhorns

a/the longhorns (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a longhorns."
longhorns in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked longhorns in context before translating it."

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