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   Herd

   /hərd/

   

   noun

   • 1. a large group of animals, especially hoofed mammals, that live, feed, or migrate together or are kept together as livestock: "a herd of elephants" Similar flockdrovepackgroupcollectionfold
   • ▪ a large group of people with a shared characteristic: "I dodged herds of joggers and cyclists" Similar crowdgroupbunchhordemassmobhostpackmultitudethrongswarmarmycompanypressthe common peoplethe massesthe publicthe peoplethe rank and filethe populacethe multitudethe crowdthe commonalitythe commonaltythe third estatethe plebeiansderogatory:the hoi polloithe mobthe proletariatthe common herdthe rabblethe riffraffthe canaillethe ragtag (and bobtail)the great unwashedthe prolesthe plebsthe peasantsOpposite the elite

   verb

   • 1. (with reference to a group of people or animals) move in a particular direction: "we all herded into a storage room" Similar driveround upshepherdgathercollectassembleguidekettlecrowdpackflockclusterhuddlegroupgather
   • 2. keep or look after (livestock): "Hunter and Tripp herded sheep" Similar look aftertake care ofkeeptendwatchwatch overmindguardOpposite neglect

   Word Origin Old Englishheord, of Germanic origin; related to German Herde.

   Scrabble Points: 8

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   • E

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   • R

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   • D

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