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1. herd
noun. ['ˈhɝːd'] a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans.
Etymology
- heord (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- hirde (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
Rhymes with Herd
- transferred
- transfered
- undeterred
- uncured
- preferred
- prefered
- overheard
- misheard
- conferred
- concurred
- unheard
- reword
- referred
- recurred
- interred
- inferred
- incurred
- deterred
- demurred
- deferred
- chauffeured
- alward
- absurd
- stirred
- spurred
- slurred
- occurred
- blurred
- word
- third
How do you pronounce herd?
Pronounce herd as hərd.
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Sentences with herd
1. Noun, singular or mass
Whale watching is at its peak between January to April as the Atlantic herd migrates past.
2. Verb, base form
Dogs still hunt with people, and other working dogs are used to herd livestock and as guard dogs.
Quotes about herd
1. Despite the enormous quantity of books, how few people read! And if one reads profitably, one would realize how much stupid stuff the vulgar herd is content to swallow every day.
- Voltaire
2. Because you are the superhero fledgling. I’m just your more attractive sidekick. Oh, and the herd of nerds are your dorky minions.
- P.C. Cast, Untamed
3. Religion is still useful among the herd - that it helps their orderly conduct as nothing else could. The crude human animal is in-eradicably superstitious, and there is every biological reason why they should be. Take away his Christian god and saints, and he will worship something else...
- H.P. Lovecraft
2. herd
noun. ['ˈhɝːd'] a group of wild mammals of one species that remain together: antelope or elephants or seals or whales or zebra.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- heord (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- hirde (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
3. herd
verb. ['ˈhɝːd'] move together, like a herd.
Synonyms
Etymology
- heord (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- hirde (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
4. herd
verb. ['ˈhɝːd'] cause to herd, drive, or crowd together.
Etymology
- heord (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- hirde (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
5. herd
noun. ['ˈhɝːd'] a crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons or things.
Etymology
- heord (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- hirde (Old English (ca. 450-1100))