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herd (noun)

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  • herd — ► NOUN 1) a large group of animals, especially hoofed mammals, that live or are kept together. 2) derogatory a large group or class of people. ► VERB 1) move in a large group. 2) keep or look after (livestock). DERIVATIVES herder noun …   English terms dictionary

  • herd — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 group of animals ADJECTIVE ▪ great, huge, large, vast ▪ small ▪ entire, whole ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

  • herd — I. /hɜd / (say herd) noun 1. a number of animals, especially cattle, kept, feeding, or travelling together; drove; flock. 2. Obsolete a mob (of kangaroos). 3. a large company of people. 4. the herd, the common people; the rabble. –verb (i) 5. to… …  

  • herd instinct — noun : an inherent tendency to congregate or to react in unison herd instinct of wild horses the startled cows obeyed the herd instinct to stampede especially : a theoretical human instinct toward gregariousness and conformity * * * ˈherd… …   Useful english dictionary

  • herd's-grass — noun also herd grass ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ (plural herd s grasses) Etymology: after John Herd, who in 1700 found timothy growing in N.H. 1. : timothy 2. [so called from its being frequently sown in mixtures with timothy] …   Useful english dictionary

  • herd-book — herdˈ book noun A pedigree book of cattle or pigs • • • Main Entry: ↑herd …   Useful english dictionary

  • herd-groom — herdˈ groom noun (archaic) 1. A herdsman 2. Shepherd boy • • • Main Entry: ↑herd …   Useful english dictionary

  • herd|boy — «HURD BOY», noun. a boy or man in charge of a herd: »They kept a herdboy herding [the camels] up and down the forest (New Yorker) …   Useful english dictionary

  • herd behaviour — noun the tendency of a group of individuals (a herd) to react coherently without there being any coordination between them. The term may be applied to animals, or to human phenomena such as stock market bubbles and behaviour in political… …   Wiktionary

  • herd grass — noun see herd s grass …   Useful english dictionary

  • herd|er — «HUR duhr», noun. = herdsman. (Cf. ↑herdsman) …   Useful english dictionary

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