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herd
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- pronunciation:
- huhrd
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Homophone Note, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
any group of cattle or wild animals that feed and travel together.
We waited for the herd of cattle to cross the road.
- synonyms:
- flock
- similar words:
- drove, mob, pack
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| definition 2: |
the common people; most people. The expression "He (or she) follows the herd" means that a person tends to do what everybody else does, like a cow in a herd, and does not think for himself or herself.
He doesn't think for himself; his opinions are just like those of the herd.- synonyms:
- crowd, masses
- similar words:
- flock, pack, rout
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| related words: |
crowd, multitude, throng |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
herds, herding, herded |
| definition 1: |
to gather or come together as a herd.
The children herded into the cafeteria.- synonyms:
- crowd, flock
- similar words:
- assemble, cluster, collect, congregate, crush, gather, pack, throng
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| definition 2: |
to drive or lead a herd of.
He herded the cattle into the pasture.- synonyms:
- tend, wrangle
- similar words:
- guard, run, shepherd, watch
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| related words: |
attend, bunch, congregate, pile |
Are you looking for the word heard? Herd and heard sound alike but have different meanings.
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