lamb


Definition: Meaning of, lamb in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / lam /

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lamb lambs
  1. [countable] a young sheep
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  2. [uncountable] the meat of a young sheep [↪  mutton]
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  3. [countable] spoken used to talk to or talk about someone who is gentle and lovable, especially a child
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  4. like a lamb to the slaughter used when someone is going to do something dangerous, but they do not realize it or have no choice
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  5. like a lamb quietly and without any argument
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
lamb lambed lambed
Present Participle Third Person Singular
lambing lambs
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  1. to give birth to lambs
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Lamb


Definition: Meaning of, Lamb in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / læm /

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  1. 1775-1834 english essayist
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Lamb used in phrases

  • Charles Lamb (noun)
    1. 1775-1834 english essayist
  • Lamb of God, the
    1. another name for JESUS
  • Lamb, Charles
    1. (1775-1834) a British writer of ESSAY s, who worked with his sister Mary Lamb (1764-1847) on Tales from Shakespeare, a book for children that tells the stories of Shakespeare's plays in simple language
  • Mary had a Little Lamb
    1. a NURSERY RHYME (= an old song or poem for young children) . The rhyme begins: Mary had a little lamb,/Its fleece was white as snow;/And everywhere that Mary went/The lamb was sure to go.
  • Paschal Lamb (noun)
    1. figure of a lamb; emblematic of Christ
  • Persian lamb (noun)
    1. a karakul lamb
    2. the fur of a karakul lamb
  • Scythian lamb (noun)
    1. asiatic tree fern having dense matted hairs sometimes used as a styptic
  • baa-lamb (noun)
    1. child's word for a sheep or lamb
  • breast of lamb (noun)
    1. a cut of lamb including the breastbone and attached muscles dressed as meat
  • cut of lamb (noun)
    1. cut of meat from a lamb
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