Definitions for sheep
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sheepnoun

   woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat

2. sheepnoun

   a timid defenseless simpleton who is readily preyed upon

3. sheepnoun

   a docile and vulnerable person who would rather follow than make an independent decision

   "his students followed him like sheep"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sheepnoun

   A woolly ruminant of the genus Ovis.

2. sheepnoun

   A timid, shy person who is easily led by others.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sheepnoun

   plural likewise sheep.

   Etymology: sceap , Saxon; of which the plural was seep ; schaep, Dutch.

   1. The animal that bears wool: remarkable for its usefulness and innocence.

   Fire the brambles, snare the birds, and steep
   In wholesome water-falls the fleecy sheep. Dryden.

   Of substances there are two sorts of ideas; one of single substances, as they exist separately, as a man or sheep. John Locke.

   2. In contempt.A foolish silly fellow. Robert Ainsworth

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sheep

   Sheep is a song by English band Pink Floyd, released on the album Animals in 1977. In 1974, it was originally titled "Raving and Drooling". It was written by bassist Roger Waters.

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1. sheep

   Sheep are domesticated ruminant animals, typically kept as livestock, which are covered with a thick coat of fleece. They are a mammal species of the genus Ovis. Sheep are raised primarily for their wool, meat, and milk. They are also known for their herding behavior and are often associated with pastoral, agricultural societies.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sheep

   any one of several species of ruminants of the genus Ovis, native of the higher mountains of both hemispheres, but most numerous in Asia

2. Sheep

   a weak, bashful, silly fellow

3. Sheep

   fig.: The people of God, as being under the government and protection of Christ, the great Shepherd

4. Etymology: [OE. shep, scheep, AS. scp, scep; akin to OFries. skp, LG. & D. schaap, G. schaf, OHG. scf, Skr. chga. 295. Cf. Sheepherd.]

WikidataRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Sheep

   "Sheep" is a song by English band Pink Floyd, released on the album Animals in 1977. In 1974, it was originally titled "Raving and Drooling".

U.S. National Library of MedicineRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sheep

   Any of the ruminant mammals with curved horns in the genus Ovis, family Bovidae. They possess lachrymal grooves and interdigital glands, which are absent in GOATS.

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1. sheep

   A type of animal.

   The farmer put his sheep out to graze on the mountains, they were all chipped so he knew accurately which ones were his and were they were when he needed them.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 18, 2016  

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1. sheep

   The sheep symbol -- In this Symbols.com article you will learn about the meaning of the sheep symbol and its characteristic.

Matched Categories

1. • Bovid
   • Follower
   • Simpleton

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'sheep' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3501

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'sheep' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1854

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'sheep' in Nouns Frequency: #1378

Anagrams for sheep »

1. Ephes.

2. HEPES

How to pronounce sheep?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say sheep in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of sheep in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of sheep in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of sheep in a Sentence

1. Lorelei Curtin:

   After humans arrived and brought sheep with them, the vegetation changed, we see more grass-type vegetation, which is consistent with landscape modification from animal grazing. This what we see on The Faroes today.

2. Brendan Fraser:

   They're kind of behaving like wolves in sheep's clothing about it, saying, ‘Oh, we want him to heal.’ Well, the first step in that direction would be: What am I healing from? Can I please see this report? What is it? they commissioned an investigation. They received their report. And they're not giving any details about it, and they're not giving up the report itself.

3. Proverb:

   The wolf bemoans the sheep, and then eats it.

4. Thomas Sowell:

   They want to be our shepherds. But that requires us to be sheep.

5. Mohammad Reza:

   Costs keep changing every day, it's 500,000 toman( about $ 12) one day for a sheep, tomorrow it could be 550,000. So it's not economically feasible for us. It's not worth it.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=sheep
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Sheep
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=sheep
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheep
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sheep
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=sheep