sheep
Pronunciation Noun

sheep

  1. (countable) A woolly ruminant of the genus Ovis.
  2. (countable) A timid, shy person who is easily led by others.
  3. (countable, chiefly, Christianity, chiefly plural) A religious adherent, a member of a congregation or religious community (compare flock).
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  4. (uncountable) Sheepskin leather.
  5. (countable, speech recognition) A person who is easily understood by a speech recognition system; contrasted with goat.
Synonyms Translations Translations Noun
  1. (chiefly, humorous) plural of shoop#English|shoop



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