shepherd — ozdic

Collocations

5

ADJ.

beautiful, faithful, farid, nervous

The faithful shepherd watched over his flock through the cold winter night.

VERB + SHEPHERD

lights

The bright lights shepherded us safely through the dark forest path.

SHEPHERD + NOUN

dog, sheep

The shepherd dog barked loudly as the flock scattered across the hillside.

PREP.

down, than

The farmer shepherded down the hillside with his flock of sheep following closely behind.

ADV.

always

The shepherd always checked on his sheep before heading home in the evening.

Definitions

noun

1

A person who tends sheep, especially a grazing flock.

It was April 22, 1831, and a young man was walking down Whitehall in the direction of Parliament Street. He wore shepherd's plaid trousers and the swallow-tail coat of the day, with a figured muslin cravat wound about his wide-spread collar.

2

A person who tends sheep, especially a grazing flock.

3

Someone who watches over, looks after, or guides somebody.

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.

4

Someone who watches over, looks after, or guides somebody.

5

The pastor of a church; one who guides others in religion.

verb

1

To watch over; to guide.

For me has Pain, the sentinel, / Been vigilant / To pace my plot and dwell / Within my tent; / Oft in the night with small alarms / Has stirred me out of rest, / Alert, oppressed, / Till shepherded within thine arms / And on thy breast, / O loving Lady, in the curse of Pain / I have been blest— / […]

Each entry in this volume was assigned to a different preeminent scholar who was responsible for shepherding that specific entry, and that specific entry alone, into being.

2

To obstruct an opponent from getting to the ball, either when a teammate has it or is going for it, or if the ball is about to bounce through the goal or out of bounds.

name

1

An English surname originating as an occupation.

2

A male given name.

3

A number of places in the United States:

4

A number of places in the United States:

5

A number of places in the United States:

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a herder of sheep (on an open range)

sheepherder
sheepman

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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01

It was April 22, 1831, and a young man was walking down Whitehall in the direction of Parliament Street. He wore shepherd's plaid trousers and the swallow-tail coat of the day, with a figured muslin c

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02

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.

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03

The dirt floor, low ceiling and unfinished stone walls were barely illuminated by candles and a dim string of green decorative lights. A nervous shepherd mix barked at me as a woman tried to calm it.

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04

For me has Pain, the sentinel, / Been vigilant / To pace my plot and dwell / Within my tent; / Oft in the night with small alarms / Has stirred me out of rest, / Alert, oppressed, / Till shepherded wi

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05

Each entry in this volume was assigned to a different preeminent scholar who was responsible for shepherding that specific entry, and that specific entry alone, into being.

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06

The German Shepherd was limping down the street.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, shepherd is marked as figuratively. Watch for register when choosing this word.