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sheep

/ʃˈip/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

noun

  1. woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
  2. a timid defenseless simpleton who is readily preyed upon
  3. a docile and vulnerable person who would rather follow than make an independent decision
    “his students followed him like sheep”

Words that rhyme with sheep

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