sheep

Noun

Meaning

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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

ram babbitt ewe animal bourgeois wether stock cattle vapor beef darkness fog fold herd follower

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Antonyms

wolf johnny peacock cad Dracula reb

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Hypernyms

bovid herbivore simple animal organism creature

Hyponyms

ram ewe wether black sheep domestic sheep tup

Phrases with the word

black sheep black sheep of the family sheep breeder wolf in sheep's clothing sheep sound wild sheep

Anagrams

Heeps HEPES shepe

Examples

An army of sheep, led by a lion, is better than an army of lions, led by a sheep. Napoleon Bonaparte

I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep; I am afraid of an army of sheep led by a lion. Alexander the Great

'My sheep hear My voice' (Jn. 10:14). This is just another way of saying, 'They obey my words and keep My commandments.' Obeying the commandments the saints draw near to God; the more they draw near to God, the better they know Him. Dorotheus of Gaza

If you forgive the fox for stealing your chickens, he will take your sheep. Georgian Proverb

He who becomes a sheep is eaten by the wolf. Greek Proverb

Better one day as a lion than a hundred as a sheep. Italian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

sheenlessness sheenly sheeny sheep balm sheep bell sheep botfly