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1. shepherd
noun. ['ˈʃɛpɝd'] a herder of sheep (on an open range); someone who keeps the sheep together in a flock.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- sceaphierde (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
Rhymes with Shepherd
- shepperd
- sheppard
- shepheard
- shephard
- sheperd
- shepard
- peppered
- peppard
- leppard
- lepard
- leopard
- eppard
How do you pronounce shepherd?
Pronounce shepherd as ˈʃɛpərd.
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Sentences with shepherd
1. Noun, singular or mass
Drain the tub, then dry your Australian shepherd's coat with a large bath towel.
2. Adjective
Some shepherd puppies naturally grow into their pasterns, while others will need treatment.
Quotes about shepherd
1. Without tradition, art is a flock of sheep without a shepherd. Without innovation, it is a corpse.
- Winston Churchill
2. Be a lamp, or a lifeboat, or a ladder. Help someone's soul heal. Walk out of your house like a shepherd.
- Rumi
3. The Lord is my shepherd. I shall not want for nothing. He makes me lie down in the green pastures. He greases up my head with oil. He gives me kung-fu in the face of my enemies. Amen
- Stephen King, The Stand
2. shepherd
verb. ['ˈʃɛpɝd'] watch over like a shepherd, as a teacher of her pupils.
Synonyms
Etymology
- sceaphierde (Old English (ca. 450-1100))