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81 ewe
[ju:](a female sheep: The ewe had two lambs.) brebis -
82 farm
1. noun1) (an area of land, including buildings, used for growing crops, breeding and keeping cows, sheep, pigs etc: Much of England is good agricultural land and there are many farms.) ferme2) (the farmer's house and the buildings near it in such a place: We visited the farm; ( also adjective) a farm kitchen.) ferme2. verb(to cultivate (the land) in order to grow crops, breed and keep animals etc: He farms (5,000 acres) in the south.) cultiver- farmer- farming - farmhouse - farmyard -
83 flock
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84 goat
[ɡəut](an animal of the sheep family, with horns and a long-haired coat.) chèvre, bouc -
85 herd
[hə:d] 1. noun(a group of animals of one kind that stay, or are kept, together: a herd of cattle; a herd of elephant(s).) troupeau2. verb(to gather together, or be brought together, in a group: The dogs herded the sheep together; The tourists were herded into a tiny room.) (se) rassembler (en troupeau)- - herd- herdsman - the herd instinct -
86 horn
[ho:n]1) (a hard object which grows (usually in pairs) on the head of a cow, sheep etc: A ram has horns.) corne2) (the material of which this is made: spoons made of horn; ( also adjective) horn spoons.) (de/en) corne3) (something which is made of horn: a shoehorn.) corne4) (something which looks like a horn in shape: a snail's horns.) corne5) (the apparatus in a car etc which gives a warning sound: The driver blew his horn.) klaxon6) (an instrument, formerly an animal's horn but now made of brass, that is blown to produce a musical sound: a hunting-horn.) cor7) ((also French horn) the type of coiled brass horn that is played in orchestras etc.) cor d'harmonie•- horned- - horned - horny -
87 lamb
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88 livestock
noun (domestic animals, especially horses, cattle, sheep, and pigs.) bétail -
89 mutton
(the flesh of sheep, used as food.) mouton -
90 nomad
['nəumæd](one of a group of people with no permanent home who travel about with their sheep, cattle etc: Many of the people of central Asia are nomads.) nomade- nomadic- nomadically -
91 pen
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92 ram
[ræm] 1. noun1) (a male sheep.) bélier2) (something heavy, especially a part of a machine, used for ramming.) bélier2. verb1) ((of ships, cars etc) to run into, and cause damage to: The destroyer rammed the submarine; His car rammed into/against the car in front of it.) éperonner, emboutir2) (to push down, into, on to etc with great force: We rammed the fence-posts into the ground.) enfoncer -
93 round up
to collect together: The farmer rounded up the sheep (noun round-up) rassembler; (n.) rassemblement -
94 sacrifice
1. noun1) (the act of offering something (eg an animal that is specially killed) to a god: A lamb was offered in sacrifice.) sacrifice2) (the thing that is offered in this way.) sacrifice3) (something of value given away or up in order to gain something more important or to benefit another person: His parents made sacrifices to pay for his education.) sacrifice2. verb1) (to offer as a sacrifice: He sacrificed a sheep in the temple.) sacrifier2) (to give away etc for the sake of something or someone else: He sacrificed his life trying to save the children from the burning house.) sacrifier•- sacrificially -
95 scene
[si:n]1) (the place where something real or imaginary happens: A murderer sometimes revisits the scene of his crime; The scene of this opera is laid/set in Switzerland.) scène2) (an incident etc which is seen or remembered: He recalled scenes from his childhood.) incident3) (a show of anger: I was very angry but I didn't want to make a scene.) scène4) (a view of a landscape etc: The sheep grazing on the hillside made a peaceful scene.) tableau5) (one part or division of a play etc: The hero died in the first scene of the third act of the play.) scène6) (the setting or background for a play etc: Scene-changing must be done quickly.) décor(s)7) (a particular area of activity: the academic/business scene.) scène•- scenery- scenic - behind the scenes - come on the scene -
96 shear
[ʃiə]past tense - sheared; verb1) (to clip or cut wool from (a sheep).) tondre2) ((past tense shorn: often with off) to cut (hair) off: All her curls have been shorn off.) couper3) ((past tense shorn: especially with of) to cut hair from (someone): He has been shorn (of all his curls).) couper4) (to cut or (cause to) break: A piece of the steel girder sheared off.) (se) cisailler•- shears -
97 sheepdog
noun (a dog (of a kind often) trained to work with sheep.) chien de berger -
98 stray
[strei] 1. verb(to wander, especially from the right path, place etc: The shepherd went to search for some sheep that had strayed; to stray from the point.) s'écarter de2. noun(a cat, dog etc that has strayed and has no home.) (animal) errant3. adjective1) (wandering or lost: stray cats and dogs.) errant2) (occasional, or not part of a general group or tendency: The sky was clear except for one or two stray clouds.) isolé -
99 suede
[sweid]noun, adjective((of) leather from a sheep or lamb etc with a soft, rough surface: suede shoes.) (en/de) suède -
100 suède
[sweid]noun, adjective((of) leather from a sheep or lamb etc with a soft, rough surface: suede shoes.) (en/de) suède
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sheep — sheep·berry; sheep; sheep·cote; sheep·faced; sheep·ish; sheep·less; sheep·man; sheep·cot; sheep·faced·ly; sheep·faced·ness; sheep·ish·ly; sheep·ish·ness; … English syllables
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sheep — (n.) O.E. sceap, scep, from W.Gmc. *skæpan (Cf. O.S. scap, O.Fris. skep, M.L.G. schap, M.Du. scaep, Du. schaap, O.H.G. scaf, Ger. Schaf), of unknown origin. Not found in Scandinavian or Gothic, and with no known cognates outside Germanic. The… … Etymology dictionary
sheep|y — «SHEE pee», adjective, sheep|i|er, sheep|i|est. characteristic of or resembling sheep; sheeplike; sheepish: »He called the social English the most sheepy of sheep (Geo … Useful english dictionary
sheep — ► NOUN (pl. same) 1) a domesticated ruminant mammal with a thick woolly coat, kept in flocks for its wool or meat. 2) a person who is too easily influenced or led. 3) a member of a minister s congregation. ● make sheep s eyes at Cf. ↑make sheep s … English terms dictionary
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SHEEP — Sheep and goats, which had been reared since the Neolithic in central Italy, continued to form an important component of the agricultural system together with cattle and pigs … Historical Dictionary of the Etruscans
