herds
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noun
- A number of domestic animals assembled together under the watch or ownership of a keeper.“a herd of cattle”
- Any collection of animals gathered or travelling in a company.
- (now usually derogatory) A crowd, a mass of people; now usually pejorative: a rabble.
verb
- To unite or associate in a herd; to feed or run together, or in company.“Sheep herd on many hills.”
- To unite or associate in a herd“He is employed to herd the goats.”
- To associate; to ally oneself with, or place oneself among, a group or company.
noun
- Someone who keeps a group of domestic animals; a herdsman.
verb
- To act as a herdsman or a shepherd.
- To form or put into a herd.“I heard the herd of cattle being herded home from a long way away.”
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Synonyms
ruckcrowdaggregationsanimalsbandsbovinesbroodscattleconcentrationscowscrewsdrovesfarmsflocksgangsgroups