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herds

herds is the plural of herd.

herds is the third-person singular simple present indicative of herd.

Meaning of herd

Noun (1)

herd (plural herds)

  1. (collective) A number of domestic animals assembled together under the watch or ownership of a keeper.
    • a herd of cattle
  2. (collective) Any collection of animals gathered or travelling in a company.
    • Zakouma is the last place on Earth where you can see more than a thousand elephants on the move in a single, compact herd.2007 March, J. Michael Fay, “Ivory Wars: Last Stand in Zakouma”, in National Geographic, section 47
  3. (derogatory, usually) A crowd, a mass of people or things; a rabble.
    • I was never one to follow the herd.
  4. (collective) A collection of things, especially vehicles.
    • Herds of buses spread across the streets.

Noun (2)

herd (plural herds)

  1. (archaic) Someone who keeps a group of domestic animals.
    • Near-synonym: herdsman
    Synonyms:
    herder, herdsman

See all 14 meanings of herd

Phrases with herds

Questions about herds

What is herds the plural of?
Herds is the plural of herd.

Words near herds in the dictionary

  1. herdmate
  2. herdmates
  3. herdmen
  4. herdowner
  5. herdowners
  6. herds
  7. herds cats
  8. herds together
  9. herds-grass
  10. herdsboy
  11. herdsboys

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