Phrase Hound found 30 phrases and 53 compound words that contain herd. The most common are listed below. Open herd in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 30
- herd immunityThe indirect protection against the spread of a contagious disease in a given population caused by the immunity of a significant proportion of the population to that particular disease; the immunity may have been obtained through having …
- herd catsTo attempt to control the uncontrollable; to attempt to manage a great many unruly factors or people to a single end.
- herd behaviourthe tendency of a group of individuals (a herd) to react coherently without there being any coordination between them. The term may be applied to animals, or to human phenomena such as stock market bubbles and behaviour in political …
- thin the herdto cull, to reduce the size of a group
- herd instinctherding instinct.
- herd mentalitySynonym of pack mentality: The tendency for groups of individuals to act together without planned direction.
- thundering herdThe undesirable situation where a large number of processes waiting for an event are awoken whenever the event occurs, and then engage in a conflict over which process handles the event.
- herd pathA non-official path created by hikers, and usually maintained by the hikers themselves.
- share-herdTo care for the livestock that belong to someone else, in exchange for a percentage of the profits or offspring; to work as a shareherder.
- thinning the herdpresent participle and gerund of thin the herd
- herd-likeAlternative form of herdlike: Resembling or characteristic of a herd, especially in having a propensity to follow blindly after a leader.
- bot herdA large collection of compromised systems exploited for malicious purposes.
- herd pathsplural of herd path: A non-official path created by hikers, and usually maintained by the hikers themselves.
- herd togetherTo push people or animals into a group, as a herd.
- herd behavioursplural of herd behaviour: the tendency of a group of individuals (a herd) to react coherently without there being any coordination between them. The term may be applied to animals, or to human phenomena such as stock market bubbles and …
- herd boarA stud boar, a male pig kept for breeding.
- herd immunitiesplural of herd immunity: The indirect protection against the spread of a contagious disease in a given population caused by the immunity of a significant proportion of the population to that particular disease; the immunity may have been …
- herd boarsplural of herd boar: A stud boar, a male pig kept for breeding.
- thinned the herdsimple past and past participle of thin the herd
- herd mentalitiesplural of herd mentality: The tendency for groups of individuals to act together without planned direction.
- thins the herdthird-person singular simple present indicative of thin the herd: to cull, to reduce the size of a group
- ride herd onTo supervise.
- put the herd on someoneTo attack a person as a group or gang.
- rides herd onthird-person singular simple present indicative of ride herd on: To supervise.
- riding herd onpresent participle and gerund of ride herd on
Compound words 53
- shepherdA person who tends sheep, especially a grazing flock.
- herderOne who herds.
- cowherdOne who herds cattle; a cowboy.
- goatherdA person who herds, tends goats.
- gooseherdA person who tends to geese.
- herdmanSomeone who herds animals; a herdsman.
- horseherdA person who tends to horses.
- oxherdOne who herds oxen.
- swanherdA person who tends or herds swans; a keeper of swans.
- hogherdA person who looks after pigs; a swineherd.