English to English
herd
(h/[@]/rd
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adjective (a)
- Haired.(adjective)source: webster1913
noun (n)
- a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans(noun.group)source: wordnet30
- a group of wild mammals of one species that remain together: antelope or elephants or seals or whales or zebra(noun.group)source: wordnet30
- a crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons or things(noun.group)Example:
The children resembled a fairy herd.
source: wordnet30 - A number of beasts assembled together; as, a herd of horses, oxen, cattle, camels, elephants, deer, or swine; a particular stock or family of cattle.(noun)source: webster1913
- One who herds or assembles domestic animals; a herdsman; -- much used in composition; as, a shepherd; a goatherd, and the like.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- cause to herd, drive, or crowd together(verb.motion)Example:
We herded the children into a spare classroom.
source: wordnet30 - move together, like a herd(verb.motion)source: wordnet30
- keep, move, or drive animals(verb.stative)Example:
Who will be herding the cattle when the cowboy dies?.
source: wordnet30 - To unite or associate in a herd; to feed or run together, or in company; as, sheep herd on many hills.(verb)source: webster1913
- To form or put into a herd.(verb)source: webster1913
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