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sheep

Definition

  • noun: an animal with a thick woolly coat that is often raised for meat or for its wool and skin
  • noun: any of various hollow-horned typically gregarious ruminant mammals (genus 'Ovis') related to the goats but stockier and lacking a beard in the male
  • synonyms: mutton, fleece, bleater

Examples

  • The magazine describes many different products and then 'separates the sheep from the goats'.

  • They followed every new fad like (a flock of) 'sheep'.

  • He turned out to be 'a wolf in sheep's clothing'.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Do not join the others. They are deceivers. They are damned. - We gotta get inside. - No! They are wolves in the skin of sheep. They brought about their own hell. They'll take you with them. - Filth and lies! - Hey! Stop it! (..)
    2006 Silent Hill