The Meaning of herd

• (a.) Haired.
• (n.) A number of beasts assembled together; as, a herd of horses, oxen, cattle, camels, elephants, deer, or swine; a particular stock or family of cattle.
• (n.) A crowd of low people; a rabble.
• (n.) One who herds or assembles domestic animals; a herdsman; -- much used in composition; as, a shepherd; a goatherd, and the like.
• (v. i.) To unite or associate in a herd; to feed or run together, or in company; as, sheep herd on many hills.
• (v. i.) To associate; to ally one's self with, or place one's self among, a group or company.
• (v. i.) To act as a herdsman or a shepherd.
• (v. t.) To form or put into a herd.

Homophones

heard , hurd

Rhymes

absurd , alward , bird , bluebird , blurred , burd , burred , byrd , byword , catbird , catchword , chauffeured , concurred , conferred , cowherd , crossword , curd , deferred , deterred , ferd , firebird , foreword , furred , gerd , gird , gjerde , heard , hummingbird , hurd , incurred , inferred , interred , jerde , keyword , kingbird , kurd , ladybird , leard , misheard , mockingbird , nerd , overheard , password , preferred , purred , recurred , redbird , referred , reword , shorebird , slurred , snowbird , songbird , spurred , sunbird , third , transfered , transferred , uncured , undeterred , unheard , watchword , word