herd

/hˈɝd/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

noun

1. a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans
2. a group of wild mammals of one species that remain together: antelope or elephants or seals or whales or zebra
3. a crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons or things
   “his brilliance raised him above the ruck”

verb

1. cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
   “We herded the children into a spare classroom”
2. move together, like a herd
3. keep, move, or drive animals
   “Who will be herding the cattle when the cowboy dies?”

Synonyms for herd

• ruck
• crowd

Words that rhyme with herd

• word
• third
• bird
• absurd
• firebird
• gird
• snowbird
• stirred
• bluebird
• blurred
• catbird
• catchword
• curd
• nerd
• preferred
• redbird
• watchword
• byword
• cowherd
• crossword
• foreword
• heard
• hummingbird
• interred
• kingbird
• ladybird
• mockingbird
• password
• reword
• shorebird