sheep

noun

1. A woolly ruminant of the genus Ovis.

2. narrowlyA member of the domestic species Ovis aries, the most well-known species of Ovis.

3. A timid, shy person who is easily led by others.

4. chiefly christianitychiefly pluralA religious adherent, a member of a congregation or religious community (compare flock).

5. Sheepskin leather.

6. speech recognitionA person who is easily understood by a speech recognition system; contrasted with goat.

7. Woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goatanimal

8. A timid defenseless simpleton who is readily preyed uponperson

9. A docile and vulnerable person who would rather follow than make an independent decisionperson

   “his students followed him like sheep”

Plural of shoop