--- title: S — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 35 description: The 2316 words of the English dictionary under S, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/page/35/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / S # S — The English dictionary · page 35 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · [E](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/E/) · [F](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/F/) · [G](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/G/) · [H](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/H/) · [I](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/I/) · [J](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/J/) · [K](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/K/) · [L](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/L/) · [M](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/M/) · [N](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/N/) · [O](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/O/) · [P](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/) · [Q](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/Q/) · [R](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/) · [S](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/) · [T](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/T/) · [U](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/U/) · [V](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/V/) · [W](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/W/) · [X](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/X/) · [Y](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/Y/) · [Z](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/Z/) [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/) … [34](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/page/34/) **35** [36](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/page/36/) … [127](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/page/127/) **shear** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To shear a sheep is to cut off its wool.[↗](../../shear/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To shear can mean to cut or break something off, often by a strong sideways force: the bolt sheared off.[↗](../../shear/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Shears (plural) are large scissors for cutting hedges, grass or wool.[↗](../../shear/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (science) Shear is a force that pushes parts of something sideways in opposite directions, like rubbing your hands together.[↗](../../shear/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The farmer will shear the sheep in spring.[↗](../../shear/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The sheep looked tiny after it was shorn.[↗](../../shear/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandpa trims the hedge with garden shears.[↗](../../shear/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The strong wind sheared a branch off the tree.[↗](../../shear/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Sheep shearing is a big sport in New Zealand.[↗](../../shear/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · In science we learned how shear forces break things.[↗](../../shear/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The shearers worked fast all day.[↗](../../shear/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Now Laban was gone to shear his sheep.[↗](../../shear/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.31.19, JPS 1917)[↗](../../shear/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · And it was told Tamar, saying: 'Behold, thy father-in-law goeth up to Timnah to shear his sheep.'[↗](../../shear/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.38.13, JPS 1917)[↗](../../shear/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · All the firstling males that are born of thy herd and of thy flock thou shalt sanctify unto the LORD thy God; thou shalt do no work with the firstling of thine ox, nor shear the firstling of thy flock.[↗](../../shear/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.15.19, JPS 1917)[↗](../../shear/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · Then said the LORD unto Isaiah: 'Go forth now to meet Ahaz, thou, and Shear-jashub thy son, at the end of the conduit of the upper pool, in the highway of the fullers' field; (Prophets ISA.7.3, JPS 1917)[↗](../../shear/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") **sheared** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Sheared means had the wool cut off: the sheep were sheared.[↗](../../sheared/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Sheared means cut with shears or a sharp tool.[↗](../../sheared/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Sheared off means broke off because of a strong sideways force.[↗](../../sheared/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The farmer sheared fifty sheep in one day.[↗](../../sheared/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The sheared sheep looked thin and cold.[↗](../../sheared/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The bolt sheared off in the storm.[↗](../../sheared/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The hedge was sheared into a neat shape.[↗](../../sheared/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Wool from sheared sheep is spun into yarn.[↗](../../sheared/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The branch sheared off the tree.[↗](../../sheared/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · At shearing time, wishing to take his fleece and to avoid expense, she sheared him herself, but used the shears so unskillfully that with the fleece she sheared the flesh.[↗](../../sheared/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **shearer** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A shearer is a person whose job is to cut the wool off sheep.[↗](../../shearer/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A shearer can be any person or machine that shears or cuts.[↗](../../shearer/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The shearer clipped the fleece off in one piece.[↗](../../shearer/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Shearers travel from station to station in the spring.[↗](../../shearer/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A gun shearer can shear over 200 sheep a day.[↗](../../shearer/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The shearer's back aches after a long day in the woolshed.[↗](../../shearer/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · My uncle is a shearer in New Zealand.[↗](../../shearer/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Shearing doesn't hurt the sheep, like a haircut.[↗](../../shearer/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · If one shearer takes 4 minutes per sheep, how many can she shear in an hour?[↗](../../shearer/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") 15.[↗](../../shearer/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · And in process of time Shua's daughter, the wife of Judah, died; and Judah was comforted, and went up unto his sheep-shearers to Timnah, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite.[↗](../../shearer/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.38.12, JPS 1917)[↗](../../shearer/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · And it came to pass after two full years, that Absalom had sheep-shearers in Baal-hazor, which is beside Ephraim; and Absalom invited all the king's sons.[↗](../../shearer/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 2SA.13.23, JPS 1917)[↗](../../shearer/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And Absalom came to the king, and said: 'Behold now, thy servant hath sheep-shearers; let the king, I pray thee, and his servants go with thy servant.'[↗](../../shearer/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 2SA.13.24, JPS 1917)[↗](../../shearer/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · shall I then take my bread, and my water, and my flesh that I have killed for my shearers, and give it unto men of whom I know not whence they are?'[↗](../../shearer/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 1SA.25.11, JPS 1917)[↗](../../shearer/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") **shearing** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Shearing is cutting the wool off a sheep, usually once a year.[↗](../../shearing/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* «Shearing» is the -ing form of «shear»: cutting with big scissors (shears) or clippers.[↗](../../shearing/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (science) Shearing is when forces push parts of something in opposite directions so it slides or breaks, as in a «shearing force».[↗](../../shearing/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The farmer is shearing the sheep before summer.[↗](../../shearing/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Shearing does not hurt the sheep, like a haircut.[↗](../../shearing/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We visited a shearing shed in New Zealand.[↗](../../shearing/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · A fast shearer can finish a sheep in about a minute.[↗](../../shearing/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The strong wind was shearing branches off the trees.[↗](../../shearing/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Shearing season is the busiest time on the farm.[↗](../../shearing/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · At last, after fruitlessly shearing off nine of the Chudo-Yudo's heads, and finding himself embedded in the ground up to his armpits, Ivan flings his cap at the hut.[↗](../../shearing/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · And David heard in the wilderness that Nabal was shearing his sheep.[↗](../../shearing/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 1SA.25.4, JPS 1917)[↗](../../shearing/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · And as he was at the shearing-house of the shepherds in the way, (Prophets 2KI.10.12, JPS 1917)[↗](../../shearing/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And he said: 'Take them alive.'[↗](../../shearing/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") And they took them alive, and slew them at the pit of the shearing-house, even two and forty men; neither left he any of them.[↗](../../shearing/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 2KI.10.14, JPS 1917)[↗](../../shearing/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **shears** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Shears are a large cutting tool like big, strong scissors, used for cutting hedges, grass, metal or sheep's wool.[↗](../../shears/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* «Shears» is also the verb: «the farmer shears the sheep» means he cuts off their wool.[↗](../../shears/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Dad trimmed the hedge with shears.[↗](../../shears/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Shears are like giant scissors.[↗](../../shears/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The farmer shears the sheep every spring.[↗](../../shears/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Hand me the shears, please — carefully\![↗](../../shears/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A pair of shears is on the shed wall.[↗](../../shears/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Sheep shearers in New Zealand can shear hundreds of sheep in a day.[↗](../../shears/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **sheath** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A close-fitting cover for the blade of a knife, sword or dagger.[↗](../../sheath/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (science) A covering around part of a plant or animal, such as the leaf sheath of grass or the sheath around a nerve.[↗](../../sheath/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A protective covering around a cable or wire.[↗](../../sheath/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* A close-fitting, simple dress.[↗](../../sheath/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The knight drew his sword from its sheath.[↗](../../sheath/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Put the camping knife back in its sheath when you finish.[↗](../../sheath/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The cable has a plastic sheath to keep the wires safe.[↗](../../sheath/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · A leaf sheath wraps around the stem of the grass.[↗](../../sheath/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The dagger had a sheath made of leather.[↗](../../sheath/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Nerves have a fatty sheath that speeds up messages.[↗](../../sheath/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The actor wore a long silver sheath dress to the film awards.[↗](../../sheath/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · He seized his sword, drew it out of its sheath in a flash, and tried to cut the ogre down.[↗](../../sheath/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · And the LORD commanded the angel; and he put up his sword back into the sheath thereof.[↗](../../sheath/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings 1CH.21.27, JPS 1917)[↗](../../sheath/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · and all flesh shall know that I the LORD have drawn forth My sword out of its sheath; it shall not return any more.[↗](../../sheath/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets EZK.21.10, JPS 1917)[↗](../../sheath/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · Cause it to return into its sheath! — In the place where thou wast created, in the land of thine origin, will I judge thee.[↗](../../sheath/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets EZK.21.35, JPS 1917)[↗](../../sheath/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") **sheathe** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To sheathe is to put a sword or knife back into its case, called a sheath.[↗](../../sheathe/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* «Sheathe your sword,» said the king, «we are at peace.»[↗](../../sheathe/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The soldier sheathed his blade and sat down.[↗](../../sheathe/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Please sheathe the knife before you walk inside.[↗](../../sheathe/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **sheathed** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Past form of «sheathe»: put a knife or sword back into its cover.[↗](../../sheathed/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (adjective) Covered or wrapped in a close-fitting layer, as in «steel-sheathed» or «sheathed in ice».[↗](../../sheathed/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (of a cat's claws) Pulled back in, not showing.[↗](../../sheathed/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The knight sheathed his sword and bowed.[↗](../../sheathed/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The old ship was sheathed in copper to protect it from worms.[↗](../../sheathed/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The branches were sheathed in ice after the freezing rain.[↗](../../sheathed/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The cat's claws stayed sheathed while it played gently.[↗](../../sheathed/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The wires are sheathed in rubber so they are safe to touch.[↗](../../sheathed/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · She sheathed the knife before handing it back.[↗](../../sheathed/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The tower is sheathed in glass that shines in the sun.[↗](../../sheathed/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Take this knife," he continued, handing her one that hung sheathed from his belt, "and every now and then draw it out and look at it.[↗](../../sheathed/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **shebat** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* The eleventh month of the Hebrew calendar, in winter, usually in January or February.[↗](../../shebat/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") **shed** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A shed is a small simple building, often of wood, in a garden or yard for keeping tools, bikes or animals.[↗](../../shed/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To shed is to let something fall off, like a tree sheds leaves or a snake sheds its skin.[↗](../../shed/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To shed tears is to cry.[↗](../../shed/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* To shed light on something is to help explain it.[↗](../../shed/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The shed holds 14 tools.[↗](../../shed/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The tree sheds 30 leaves a day.[↗](../../shed/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · They paint the shed in 3 hours.[↗](../../shed/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The dog sheds a lot of hair.[↗](../../shed/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Dad keeps the lawnmower in the garden shed.[↗](../../shed/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A snake sheds its old skin as it grows.[↗](../../shed/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · She shed a tear at the end of the film.[↗](../../shed/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The clue shed light on the mystery.[↗](../../shed/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Oak trees shed their leaves in autumn.[↗](../../shed/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Where now were the tears he had shed?[↗](../../shed/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And they shall speak and say: 'Our hands have not shed this blood, neither have our eyes seen it.[↗](../../shed/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.21.7, JPS 1917)[↗](../../shed/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed; for in the image of God made He man.[↗](../../shed/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.9.6, JPS 1917)[↗](../../shed/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · that innocent blood be not shed in the midst of thy land, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance, and so blood be upon thee.[↗](../../shed/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.19.10, JPS 1917)[↗](../../shed/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood; (Writings PRO.6.17, JPS 1917)[↗](../../shed/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · For their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed blood.[↗](../../shed/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PRO.1.16, JPS 1917)[↗](../../shed/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") · They have shed their blood like water round about Jerusalem, with none to bury them.[↗](../../shed/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.79.3, JPS 1917)[↗](../../shed/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") **sheddeth** — *Early Modern English, meaning 1:* «sheddeth» means «sheds», a form of «shed».[↗](../../sheddeth/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* A shed is a small simple building, often of wood, in a garden or yard for keeping tools, bikes or animals.[↗](../../sheddeth/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed; for in the image of God made He man.[↗](../../sheddeth/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.9.6, JPS 1917) **shedding** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Present participle of «shed»: losing hair, skin or leaves naturally.[↗](../../shedding/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Letting something fall or flow: «shedding tears».[↗](../../shedding/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Getting rid of something unwanted: «shedding weight», «shedding jobs».[↗](../../shedding/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (UK) Dropping its load on a road: «a lorry shedding its load».[↗](../../shedding/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Our dog is shedding hair all over the sofa.[↗](../../shedding/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The trees are shedding their leaves.[↗](../../shedding/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A snake was shedding its old skin.[↗](../../shedding/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · She was shedding tears of joy.[↗](../../shedding/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · This book sheds light on the Tudors.[↗](../../shedding/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The company is shedding jobs.[↗](../../shedding/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · When he entered his hut he found his wife, who had somehow heard the news, twisting herself to and fro and shedding tears.[↗](../../shedding/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · But thine eyes and thy heart are not but for thy covetousness, and for shedding innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do it.[↗](../../shedding/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JER.22.17, JPS 1917)[↗](../../shedding/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **sheen** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Sheen is a soft shine or gloss on a surface, such as silk, fur or feathers.[↗](../../sheen/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Its feathers blaze with a golden sheen.[↗](../../sheen/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The horse's coat had a silky sheen.[↗](../../sheen/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The light off the shield made a sheen on the wall.[↗](../../sheen/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **sheep** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A sheep is a farm animal with a thick woolly coat.[↗](../../sheep/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") A sheep has 4 legs.[↗](../../sheep/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Farmers keep sheep for wool, meat and milk.[↗](../../sheep/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A person who just copies others is sometimes called a sheep.[↗](../../sheep/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A farmer has 45 sheep.[↗](../../sheep/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Each sheep gives 3 kg of wool.[↗](../../sheep/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · 12 sheep are in the barn and the rest are in the field.[↗](../../sheep/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · How many legs do 6 sheep have?[↗](../../sheep/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The sheepdog rounded up the sheep.[↗](../../sheep/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The farmer shears the sheep in spring.[↗](../../sheep/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · When I can't sleep, I count sheep.[↗](../../sheep/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · A lamb is a baby sheep.[↗](../../sheep/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · "Whose sheep are these?" he asks.[↗](../../sheep/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Now Laban was gone to shear his sheep.[↗](../../sheep/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.31.19, JPS 1917)[↗](../../sheep/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · Issachar is a large-boned ass, couching down between the sheep-folds.[↗](../../sheep/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.49.14, JPS 1917)[↗](../../sheep/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · and Beth-nimrah, and Beth-haran; fortified cities, and folds for sheep.[↗](../../sheep/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah NUM.32.36, JPS 1917)[↗](../../sheep/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · The mountains skipped like rams, the hills like young sheep.[↗](../../sheep/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.114.4, JPS 1917)[↗](../../sheep/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · And David heard in the wilderness that Nabal was shearing his sheep.[↗](../../sheep/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 1SA.25.4, JPS 1917)[↗](../../sheep/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · And the consecrated things were six hundred oxen and three thousand sheep.[↗](../../sheep/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings 2CH.29.33, JPS 1917)[↗](../../sheep/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") **sheepcote** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* An old word for a small shelter or pen where sheep are kept.[↗](../../sheepcote/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* And he came to the sheepcotes by the way, where was a cave; and Saul went in to cover his feet.[↗](../../sheepcote/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 1SA.24.4, JPS 1917)[↗](../../sheepcote/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Now therefore thus shalt thou say unto My servant David: Thus saith the LORD of hosts: I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, that thou shouldest be prince over My people Israel; (Writings 1CH.17.7, JPS 1917)[↗](../../sheepcote/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Now therefore thus shalt thou say unto My servant David: Thus saith the LORD of hosts: I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, that thou shouldest be prince over My people, over Israel.[↗](../../sheepcote/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 2SA.7.8, JPS 1917)[↗](../../sheepcote/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **sheepdog** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A dog trained to help a farmer move and look after sheep.[↗](../../sheepdog/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A breed of dog often used for this, like the Border Collie or Old English Sheepdog.[↗](../../sheepdog/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The sheepdog rounded up the sheep into the pen.[↗](../../sheepdog/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The farmer whistled and the sheepdog lay down.[↗](../../sheepdog/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Border Collies make great sheepdogs.[↗](../../sheepdog/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We watched sheepdog trials at the show.[↗](../../sheepdog/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The sheepdog moved 20 sheep in 3 minutes.[↗](../../sheepdog/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Our neighbour's sheepdog is very clever.[↗](../../sheepdog/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/) … [34](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/page/34/) **35** [36](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/page/36/) … [127](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/page/127/) - ← previous: [page 34](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/page/34/) - next →: [page 36](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/page/36/) - ↑ back to [The English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/)