Pronunciation Noun
sheep
- (countable) A woolly ruminant of the genus Ovis.
- (countable) A timid, shy person who is easily led by others.
- (countable, chiefly, Christianity, chiefly plural) A religious adherent, a member of a congregation or religious community (compare flock).
- 1990, Dave Mustaine, "Holy Wars... The Punishment Due", Megadeth, Rust in Peace.
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- 1990, Dave Mustaine, "Holy Wars... The Punishment Due", Megadeth, Rust in Peace.
- (uncountable) Sheepskin leather.
- (countable, speech recognition) A person who is easily understood by a speech recognition system; contrasted with goat.
- See also Thesaurus:sheep
- Italian: pecora
- Portuguese: pusilânime, ovelha
- Russian: ове́чка
- Spanish: pusilánime, papanatas
- (chiefly, humorous) plural of shoop#English|shoop
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