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Synonyms for herd
hɜrdherd
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
herd
Group is the general word for any gathering of a small number of objects, whether of persons, animals, or inanimate things. The individuals in a brood or litter are related to each other; those in the other groups may not be. Brood is used chiefly of fowls and birds, litter of certain quadrupeds which bring forth many young at a birth; we speak of a brood of chickens, a litter of puppies; brood is sometimes applied to a family of young children. Bevy is used of birds, and figuratively of any bright and lively group of women or children, but rarely of men. Flock is applied to birds and to some of the smaller animals; herd is confined to the larger animals; we speak of a bevy of quail, a covey of partridges, a flock of blackbirds, or a flock of sheep, a herd of cattle, horses, buffaloes, or elephants, a pack of wolves, a pack of hounds, a swarm of bees. A collection of animals driven or gathered for driving is called a drove.
Synonyms:
bevy, brood, covey, drove, flock, group, hatch, litter, lot, pack, set, swarm
Princeton's WordNet
herdnoun
a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans
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ruckherdnoun
a group of wild mammals of one species that remain together: antelope or elephants or seals or whales or zebra
Synonyms:
ruckruck, herdverb
a crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons or things
"his brilliance raised him above the ruck"; "the children resembled a fairy herd"
herd, crowdverb
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
"We herded the children into a spare classroom"
Synonyms:
push, crowd, crowd togetherherdverb
move together, like a herd
Synonyms:
crowdherdverb
keep, move, or drive animals
"Who will be herding the cattle when the cowboy dies?"
Synonyms:
crowd
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#181 | group | |
#189 | set | |
#596 | hard | |
#748 | lot | |
#1570 | pack | |
#3587 | push | |
#5598 | crowd | |
#6015 | bunch | |
#6423 | fold | |
#8143 | livestock | |
#8182 | clan | |
#9421 | drove | |
#11770 | hatch | |
#12134 | litter | |
#13753 | horde | |
#14443 | herd | |
#15058 | flock | |
#24145 | swarm | |
#25681 | brood | |
#31834 | covey | |
#62688 | ruck | |
#68430 | bevy | |
#70458 | pucker |
How to use herd in a sentence?
Trumpet in a herd of elephants crow in the company of cocks bleat in a flock of goats.
The Democratic constituency is just like a herd of cows. All you have to do is lay out enough silage and they come running. That’s why I became an operative working with Democrats. With Democrats all you have to do is make a lot of noise, lay out the hay, and be ready to use the ole cattle prod in case a few want to bolt the herd.
By the time we get to the early fall, we will have enough good herd immunity to be able to really get back to some strong semblance of normality - schools, theaters, sports events, restaurants.
The federal government forcing the American people to continue to wear masks despite the fact that we’ve already reached herd immunity is ridiculous and needs to end immediately, in a free county people will evaluate their personal risk factors and are smart enough to ultimately make medical decisions like wearing a mask themselves.
The health of the U.S. swine herd is paramount, the livelihoods of our producers depend on it.
Translations for herd
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- رَعَى, قَطِيعٌ, رَاعٍArabic
- табу́н, гурт, ста́так, ста́да, чарада́Belarusian
- ста́до, табу́нBulgarian
- ramatCatalan, Valencian
- stádoCzech
- hob, hjord, hyrde, flokDanish
- Hirte, Herde, HirtGerman
- κοπάδι, αγέληGreek
- brutaro, grego, aro, bestaro, paŝtataro, paŝtiEsperanto
- rebaño, manada, hato, conducirSpanish
- فسیله, رمه, گلهPersian
- rahvas, paimentaa, lauma, paimen, liittyäFinnish
- troupeau, rassemblerFrench
- אֲסַפְסוּף, עֵדֶר, לַהֲקָה, רוֹעֶהHebrew
- csorda, nyáj, pásztorHungarian
- երամակ, ամբոխ, հոտ, նախիր, հովիվ, բոլուկArmenian
- hjörð, hirðir, stóðIcelandic
- gregge, accolita, unirsi, masseria, mandria, ciurma, branco, armento, cricca, masnada, accozzaglia, radunare, imbrancareItalian
- 群衆, 群れJapanese
- ჯოგიGeorgian
- 군중Korean
- grex, armentumLatin
- HäerdLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- ganāmpulks, gans, ganītLatvian
- ста́доMacedonian
- kudde, herderDutch
- naʼniłkaadíNavajo, Navaho
- stado, pasterz, trzodaPolish
- gentalha, malta, cambada, bas fond, plebe, manada, patuleia, choldra, povinho, ralé, rebanho, populacho, corja, escória, canalha, súcia, vulgoPortuguese
- turmă, cârdRomanian
- пасти, ста́до, толпа́, табу́н, гуртRussian
- стадо, stado, krdo, крдоSerbo-Croatian
- stádoSlovak
- čredaSlovene
- tufëAlbanian
- hop, samla, massa, hjord, herde, vallaSwedish
- หมู่, ฝูงThai
- sürüTurkish
- табу́н, череда́, ста́до, гуртUkrainian
- ریوڑUrdu
- bầy, đànVietnamese
- jipajep, jep, lalpajep, bubajepVolapük
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