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Meaning of 'sheep' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Sheep [ n. sing. & pl.]
- Any one of several species of ruminants of the genus Ovis, native of the higher mountains of both hemispheres, but most numerous in Asia.
- A weak, bashful, silly fellow.
- Fig.: The people of God, as being under the government and protection of Christ, the great Shepherd.

Meaning of 'sheep' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . sheep [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a docile and vulnerable person who would rather follow than make an independent decision
Example in sentence:
  • his students followed him like sheep

Nearby Words:

she shea tree sheading sheaf sheafy sheal shealing shear shearbill sheard

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