OVINE Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the word ovine. (close relations)
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| sheepish | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • like or suggestive of a sheep in docility or stupidity or meekness or timidity • showing a sense of shame | ||||||
| fleecy | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • (of fabrics) having soft nap produced by brushing | ||||||
| lamb | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • young sheep • English essayist (1775-1834) • a person easily deceived or cheated (especially in financial matters) • a sweet innocent mild-mannered person (especially a child) • the flesh of a young domestic sheep eaten as food verb • give birth to a lamb | ||||||
| mutton | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • meat from a mature domestic sheep | ||||||
| ruminant | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
adjective • related to or characteristic of animals of the suborder Ruminantia or any other animal that chews a cud noun • any of various cud-chewing hoofed mammals having a stomach divided into four (occasionally three) compartments | ||||||
| shepherd | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a clergyman who watches over a group of people • a herder of sheep (on an open range); someone who keeps the sheep together in a flock verb • watch over like a shepherd, as a teacher of her pupils • tend as a shepherd, as of sheep or goats | ||||||
| woolen | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • of or related to or made of wool noun • a fabric made from the hair of sheep | ||||||
| woolly | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • having a fluffy character or appearance • confused and vague; used especially of thinking • covered with dense often matted or curly hairs • covered with dense cottony hairs or hairlike filaments | ||||||
| sheeplike | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • like or suggestive of a sheep in docility or stupidity or meekness or timidity | ||||||
| sheepy | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
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