shepherd
Definitions
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
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "shepherd".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | shepherd | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | shepherds | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | shepherd's | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | shepherded | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | shepherding | 3 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "shepherd".
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "shepherd".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sphere | 1 | 22 |
| 2 | sheer | 1 | 15 |
| 3 | shepherds | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | shepard | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | shepherd's | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | shepheard | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | sheperd | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | shepherded | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | shepperd | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | shephard | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | shepherding | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | shepper | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | shepler | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | scheper | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | seher | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | spheroid | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | sheppard | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | sheathed | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | schepers | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | sypher | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "shepherd" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "shepherd" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "shepherd" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "shepherd".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | shepherd's | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | shephard | 2 | 0 |
Results:
Term
Definitions: 4
Fragments: 5
Sound Alikes: 17
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 2
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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