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sheep
noun
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How to pronounce sheep:

Definition of sheep:

sheep (noun):
woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat.
one (o. aries) long domesticated especially for its flesh and wool
any of various hollow-horned typically gregarious ruminant mammals (genus ovis) related to the goats but stockier and lacking a beard in the male

Synonyms for sheep:

angel
black sheep
bovid
colt
domestic sheep
dove
ewe
flock
fold
genus ovis
herd
innocent
lamb
ovis
ovis aries
ram
saint
sucker
tup
virgin
wether
withers

Antonyms for sheep:

wolf
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