sheep

1. (countable) A woolly ruminant of the genus Ovis.Examples: "There is much sad evidence, too, of the spoliation and dereliction of vanished industry: tips, slag-heaps and derelict colliery-screens among which the ubiquitous, nomad mountain sheep graze unconcernedly."

2. (countable, strictly) A member of the domestic species Ovis aries, the most well-known species of Ovis.

3. (countable) A timid, shy person who is easily led by others.Synonyms: lamb, ovine, introvert, mouse, recluse, shybie, wallflower, shrinking violet

4. (countable, chiefly Christianity, chiefly plural) A religious adherent, a member of a congregation or religious community (compare flock).Examples: "1990, Dave Mustaine, "Holy Wars... The Punishment Due", Megadeth, Rust in Peace. And fools like me, who cross the sea and come to foreign lands / Ask the sheep, for their beliefs do you kill on God's command?"

5. (uncountable) Sheepskin leather.

6. (countable, speech recognition) A person who is easily understood by a speech recognition system; contrasted with goat.