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herd
A group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans
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noun
A group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans
noun
A group of wild mammals of one species that remain together: antelope or elephants or seals or whales or zebra
noun
A crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons or things
“His brilliance raised him above the ruck”
verb
Move together, like a herd
verb
Cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
“We herded the children into a spare classroom”
verb
Keep, move, or drive animals
“Who will be herding the cattle when the cowboy dies?”
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His brilliance raised him above the ruck
The children resembled a fairy herd
We herded the children into a spare classroom
Who will be herding the cattle when the cowboy dies?
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