What does SHEEP mean?
Definitions for SHEEP
ʃipsheep
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word SHEEP.
Princeton's WordNet
sheepnoun
woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
sheepnoun
a timid defenseless simpleton who is readily preyed upon
sheepnoun
a docile and vulnerable person who would rather follow than make an independent decision
"his students followed him like sheep"
Wiktionary
sheepnoun
A woolly ruminant of the genus Ovis.
sheepnoun
A timid, shy person who is easily led by others.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Sheepnoun
plural likewise sheep.
Etymology: sceap , Saxon; of which the plural was seep ; schaep, Dutch.
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.
Wikipedia
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.
ChatGPT
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 Dictionary
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
Sheep
a weak, bashful, silly fellow
Sheep
fig.: The people of God, as being under the government and protection of Christ, the great Shepherd
Etymology: [OE. shep, scheep, AS. scp, scep; akin to OFries. skp, LG. & D. schaap, G. schaf, OHG. scf, Skr. chga. 295. Cf. Sheepherd.]
Wikidata
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 Medicine
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.
Editors Contribution
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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British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'SHEEP' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3501
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'SHEEP' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1854
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'SHEEP' in Nouns Frequency: #1378
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Anagrams for SHEEP »
Ephes.
HEPES
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of SHEEP in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of SHEEP in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of SHEEP in a Sentence
A black sheep in the family, no doubt
In some areas, wild dogs can be the biggest problem to the sheep industry.
They beheaded him and the sheep at the same time.
Aardman is excited to be joining ESA in making history by launching the first 'sheep' into space, as one of the first astronauts to fly on an Artemis mission, Shaun is leading the way in lunar exploration, a great honor for our woolly adventurer!
It is deeply sorrowful to acknowledge that not all those imprisoned are guilty; indeed, many innocent souls languish behind bars while the true wolves, disguised as sheep, roam free.
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- خروفArabic
- ovceCzech
- fårDanish
- SchafGerman
- πρόβατοGreek
- ŝafojEsperanto
- ovejaSpanish
- گوسفندPersian
- lammasFinnish
- moutonFrench
- caoirighIrish
- भेड़Hindi
- juhHungarian
- ոչխարArmenian
- dombaIndonesian
- pecoraItalian
- כבשיםHebrew
- 羊Japanese
- ಕುರಿKannada
- 양Korean
- oviumLatin
- schapenDutch
- sauNorwegian
- owcaPolish
- ovelhaPortuguese
- oaieRomanian
- овецRussian
- fårSwedish
- ஆடுகள்Tamil
- గొర్రెTelugu
- แกะThai
- koyunTurkish
- вівціUkrainian
- بھیڑUrdu
- con cừuVietnamese
- שעפּסYiddish
- 羊Chinese
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