Defenition of the word sheep

• Defenition of the word sheep

  • A common, four-legged animal (Ovis) that is commonly kept by humans for its wool.
  • A timid, shy person who is easily led by others.
  • woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
  • a docile and vulnerable person who would rather follow than make an independent decision; "his students followed him like sheep"
  • a timid defenseless simpleton who is readily preyed upon
  • a docile and vulnerable person who would rather follow than make an independent decision

Meronymys for the word sheep

• • flock
  • genus Ovis
  • herd
  • Ovis
  • trotter
  • withers

Hyponyms for the word sheep

• • black sheep
  • domestic sheep
  • ewe
  • Ovis aries
  • ram
  • tup
  • wether

Hypernyms for the word sheep

• • animal
  • bovid
  • follower
  • mammal
  • man
  • people
  • shy
  • simple
  • simpleton

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