Sheep - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- a timid defenseless simpleton who is readily preyed upon
- a docile and vulnerable person who would rather follow than make an independent decision
Extra examples
...he came to see that the members of the cult were sheep who naively went along with whatever their leader dictated...
The meat of the sheep is mutton.
Sheep are tended by a shepherd.
A young sheep is a lamb.
Sheep were grazing on the hillside.
If one sheep goes through the gate, the rest will follow.
The sheep got through a gap in the fence.
The sheep's wool will be spun into yarn.
...pasturing sheep on town lands was actually a cheaper alternative to mowing...
A local sheep farmer has a booth at the county fair and is selling wool yarn.
The farmers sheared the sheep.
The farmers sheared the wool from the sheep.
...learning how to shear the fleece off a sheep...
...an adolescent sheepdog, who hasn't quite gotten the hang of keeping the sheep huddled together...
...a lone herdsman stood with his sheep and his dog on the hillside...
Word forms
singular: sheep
plural: sheep
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