sheep
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- noun
- /ʃip/
- The flock of sheep grazed peacefully on the green hillside.
- a flock of sheep
- sheep shearing
- sheep grazing
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- And so these boys are looking for a lost sheep among these caves.
- And so the next time a sheep approaches you, don't relax.
- If you can clone a sheep, you can clone a human being.
- Also, those English sheep don't look like American sheep, you know.
Examples
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When the sky brightened, the bells on his sheep and goats started to clatter.
Fiction book (1991) -
The main economic activities in the region are livestock, particularly sheep and cattle, and small-scale subsistence agriculture.
Academic text (2017) -
How are those sheep of yours?
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That looks like a sheep.
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You feel it is your duty to protect the sheep.
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And let's see, we are raising sheep to eat.
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Do you live in the fields with the sheep?
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Can I save the sheep outside so they don't die?
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The presence of the sheep tracks and the cowboy indicates the area is agricultural grazing land.
Academic text (2017) -
The Plains produce significant quantities of cattle, wheat, cotton, sheep, coal, oil, natural gas, and metals.
Academic text (1999)
Synonyms
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A farm animal kept for its wool, meat, or skin
Idioms
Compounds
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A wild sheep with large curved horns that lives in the mountains of western North America
- Informal
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A person in a group who follows rules and acts honestly while others do not
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A wild sheep with large curved horns that lives in western North American mountains
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A wild sheep from North Africa with a reddish-brown coat and curved horns that lives on rocky slopes
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A disease in sheep and cattle that damages the liver and makes them weak
- US
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A large white wild sheep that lives on mountains in Alaska and northwest Canada with curved horns
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A small North American bush with narrow leaves and red flowers that is poisonous to young farm animals
- Specialized
A large wild sheep from Central Asia that lives in high mountains and has very long spiral horns
- New Zealand
A small New Zealand plant with thick hairy leaves that form mats on the ground
- Specialized
An edible mushroom that has a round whitish cap and central stalk and grows under pine trees
- UK
A small parasite that sticks to sheep and other animals and can spread disease to animals and people
- New Zealand
A small plant with thick woolly leaves that looks like a sheep from far away
How Young
Surface Forms
Etymology
Sheep comes from the Old English word sceap, which simply meant 'sheep' and is like the German Schaf. So the word still names the woolly farm animal we keep for wool and meat.