Lamb vs. Sheep
Lambnoun
A young sheep.
Lambnoun
The flesh of a lamb or sheep used as food.
Lambnoun
(figuratively) A person who is meek, docile and easily led.
Lambnoun
A simple, unsophisticated person.
Lambnoun
One who ignorantly speculates on the stock exchange and is victimized.
Lambverb
(intransitive) Of a sheep, to give birth.
Lambverb
To assist (sheep) to give birth.
Lambnoun
The young of the sheep.
Lambnoun
Any person who is as innocent or gentle as a lamb.
Lambnoun
A simple, unsophisticated person; in the cant of the Stock Exchange, one who ignorantly speculates and is victimized.
Lambverb
To bring forth a lamb or lambs, as sheep.
Lambnoun
young sheep
Lambnoun
English essayist (1775-1834)
Lambnoun
a person easily deceived or cheated (especially in financial matters)
Lambnoun
a sweet innocent mild-mannered person (especially a child)
Lambnoun
the flesh of a young domestic sheep eaten as food
Lambverb
give birth to a lamb;
Lambnoun
a young sheep.
Lambnoun
the flesh of a lamb as food
Lambnoun
used figuratively as a symbol of meekness or innocence
Lambnoun
used to describe or address someone regarded with affection or pity, especially a young child
Lambverb
(of a ewe) give birth to lambs
Lambverb
tend (ewes) at lambing time
Lambverb
encourage someone to squander their money, especially on alcohol
Sheepnoun
(countable) A woolly ruminant of the genus Ovis.
Sheepnoun
(countable) A timid, shy person who is easily led by others.
Sheepnoun
(uncountable) Sheepskin leather.
Sheepnoun
A person who is easily understood by a speech recognition system; contrasted with goat.
Sheep
Any one of several species of ruminants of the genus Ovis, native of the higher mountains of both hemispheres, but most numerous in Asia.
Sheep
A weak, bashful, silly fellow.
Sheep
Fig.: The people of God, as being under the government and protection of Christ, the great Shepherd.
Sheepnoun
woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
Sheepnoun
a timid defenseless simpleton who is readily preyed upon
Sheepnoun
a docile and vulnerable person who would rather follow than make an independent decision;
Sheep
Sheep (Ovis aries) are quadrupedal, ruminant mammals typically kept as livestock. Like all ruminants, sheep are members of the order Artiodactyla, the even-toed ungulates.
