herd[noun]Synonyms:- multitude, collection, crowd, drove, flock, horde, mass, mob, swarm, throng
[verb]Synonyms:- congregate, assemble, collect, flock, gather, huddle, muster, rally
English Thesaurus: group, crowd, mob, mass, bunch, ... [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
I. herd1 /hɜːd $ hɜːrd/
noun[
Language: Old English;
Origin: heord]
1. [countable] a group of animals of one kind that live and feed together ⇒
flockherd of
a herd of cattle herds of elephants2. the herd people generally, especially when thought of as being easily influenced by others:
You have to be an individual; it’s no use running with the herd. the herd instinct (=the need to behave in the same way as everyone else does) [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
II. herd2 verb1. [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to bring people together in a large group, especially roughly:
The prisoners were herded together. I don’t want to be herded around with a lot of tourists.herd somebody into something The visitors were herded into two large halls.2. [transitive] to make animals move together in a group:
It was Tom’s duty to herd the cows.3. something is like herding cats used to say that trying to control or organize a group of people is very difficult
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group several people together in the same place:
A group of boys stood by the school gate. Arrange yourselves in groups of three.crowd a large group of people who have come to a place to do something:
There were crowds of shoppers in the streets. The crowd all cheered.mob a large, noisy, and perhaps violent crowd:
An angry mob of demonstrators approached.mass a large group of people all close together in one place, so that they seem like a single thing:
The square in front of the station was a solid mass of people.bunch informal a group of people who are all similar in some way:
They’re a nice bunch of kids.gang a group of young people, especially a group that often causes trouble and fights:
He was attacked by a gang of youths.rabble a noisy group of people who are behaving badly:
He was met by a rabble of noisy angry youths.horde a very large group of people who all go somewhere:
In summer hordes of tourists flock to the island. There were hordes of people coming out of the subway.crew a group of people who all work together, especially on a ship or plane:
the ship’s crew The flight crew will serve drinks shortly.party a group of people who are travelling or working together:
A party of tourists stood at the entrance to the temple.herd a group of cows, deer, or elephants:
A herd of cows was blocking the road.team a group of people who work together:
She is being cared for by a team of doctors.flock a group of sheep or birds:
a flock of seagulls The farmer has over 100 sheep in his flock.pack a group of dogs or wolves:
Some dogs are bred to work in packs.litter a group of kittens or puppies born at one time to a particular mother:
He was one of a litter of seven puppies.school/shoal a group of fish or dolphins:
Piranha fish live in shoals in the wild.bundle several papers, clothes, or sticks held or tied together in an untidy pile:
Bundles of papers and files filled the shelves.cluster a group of things of the same kind that are close together in a place:
a cluster of stars Our road ended at a cluster of cottages. [TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲