sheep | ||
1. | [ noun ] (zoology) woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat | |
Related terms: | bovid ram wether ewe black_sheep domestic_sheep herd Ovis flock withers trotter | |
2. | [ noun ] a timid defenseless simpleton who is readily preyed upon | |
Related terms: | simpleton | |
3. | [ noun ] a docile and vulnerable person who would rather follow than make an independent decision | |
Examples: | "his students followed him like sheep" |
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Related terms: | follower | |
Similar spelling: |
shop ship Shupp Shupe shove Shoup Shope Shoop Shobe Shive shave shape sheaf Shipp Shipe Sheba Shippy Shippey SHF Shippee shipway Sheffey seep |