sheep
/ʃiːp/noun
उच्चारण शीप
भेड़; भेड़चाल वाला व्यक्ति
Basic word
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an animal with a thick coat, kept on farms for its meat (mutton or lamb) or its wool; a person who does whatever other people do or say
भेड़; भेड़चाल वाला व्यक्ति
- a flock of sheep
- The shepherd led his sheep down to the river.
- A sheep gave birth to two lambs in the barn.
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- Wool from sheep is used to make warm blankets.
Synonyms ewe ram lamb follower conformist
¶Idioms 1
count sheep
to imagine that sheep are jumping over a fence and count them, as a way of getting to sleep
नींद लाने के लिए भेड़ें गिनना
- When I can't sleep, I try counting sheep.
- She lay awake for hours counting sheep.
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Synonyms
§Grammar and usage
Sheep has the same form in singular and plural ('one sheep, ten sheep'), like deer and fish.
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: sheep का singular और plural एक ही रूप है ('one sheep, ten sheep'), deer और fish की तरह।
Gender and young: ram (male), ewe (female), lamb (young); a group is a flock; animal sound: sheep bleat; meat from sheep is mutton.
लिंग और बच्चा: ram (मेढ़ा), ewe (भेड़), lamb (मेमना); समूह flock (झुंड); जानवर की आवाज़: sheep bleat (मिमियाना); भेड़ का मांस mutton।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Black sheep (a member of a family or group who is a disgrace), a wolf in sheep's clothing (a dangerous person who seems harmless), count sheep (try to fall asleep), separate the sheep from the goats.
Idioms: black sheep (परिवार या समूह का कलंक सदस्य), a wolf in sheep's clothing (हानिरहित दिखने वाला खतरनाक व्यक्ति, भेड़ की खाल में भेड़िया), count sheep (सोने का प्रयास करना), separate the sheep from the goats।