Sheep vs Ree - What's the difference?
sheep | ree |
A woolly ruminant of the genus Ovis .
A timid, shy person who is easily led by others.
(chiefly, humorous)
Wild; fierce; outrageous; overexcited; frenzied; delirious; crazy.
Befuddled with liquor; half-drunk; tipsy.
To become extremely excited; fly into a rage.
To drive into a state of excitement; fire with enthusiasm.
(obsolete, UK, dialect) To riddle; to sift; to separate or throw off.
As a noun sheep
is a woolly ruminant of the genus ovis .sheep
English
Noun
(sheep)Synonyms
* See alsoDerived terms
* black sheep * sheepdog * sheepfold * sheepish * sheeple * sheepskin * shoop (chiefly-humorous back-formation)Descendants
* Abenaki: (l)See also
* * Aries * ewe * lamb * mutton * ovine * ram * teg * tup * wetherExternal links
* * (wikipedia) * (Ovis)References
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* * 1000 English basic words ----ree
English
Etymology 1
Etymology 2
From (etyl) rei, reh, reoh, from (etyl) . More at (l).Alternative forms
* (l) (Scotland)Adjective
(en-adj)Verb
Etymology 3
Compare (riddle) a sieve.Verb
- (Mortimer)