lamb

[ lam ]

/ læm /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR lamb ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a young sheep.

the meat of a young sheep.

a person who is gentle, meek, innocent, etc.: Their little daughter is such a lamb.

a person who is easily cheated or outsmarted, especially an inexperienced speculator.

the Lamb, Christ.

verb (used without object)

to give birth to a lamb.

Origin of lamb

First recorded before 900; Middle English, Old English; cognate with Dutch lam, German Lamm, Old Norse, Gothic lamb; akin to Greek élaphos “deer”; see elk

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH lamb

lam, lamb

Words nearby lamb

Lamartine, Lamas, lamasery, Lamaze, Lamaze method, lamb, lambada, Lambaréné, lambast, lambaste, lambda

Definition for lamb (2 of 2)

Lamb

[ lam ]

/ læm /

noun

Charles "Elia", 1775–1834, English essayist and critic.

Harold A., 1892–1962, U.S. novelist.

Mary Ann, 1764–1847, English author who wrote in collaboration with her brother Charles Lamb.

William, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, 1779–1848, English statesman: prime minister 1834, 1835–41.

Willis E(ugene), Jr., 1913–2008, U.S. physicist: Nobel Prize 1955.

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Example sentences from the Web for lamb

With their research, Kobel and Lamb were able to publish a gentrification topology outlining all the areas in Portland that are vulnerable to gentrification and displacement.
The Stages of Gentrification, as Told by Restaurant Openings|Vince Dixon|September 30, 2020|Eater
If I’m peckish for tripe or grilled lamb, we go the other way.
Investors continue to push global stocks into record territory|Bernhard Warner|August 24, 2020|Fortune
Which parts of an animal glow differ with the species, Lamb and Davis found.
Lots of frogs and salamanders have a secret glow|Erin Garcia de Jesus|April 28, 2020|Science News For Students
The freezer is filled with meat, sides of beef and large pieces of lamb.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST

I must have had lamb and potatoes 180 times since I have been here.
Why The Queen Hates Mobile Phone Waving Crowds|Tom Sykes|September 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Families were sitting picnic-style, meals of lamb and rice on large plates, scooped up with the flat bread nan.
Fighting Back With Faith: Inside the Yezidis’ Iraqi Temple|Michael Luongo|August 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
His family ran a butcher shop in a part of town so tough that their specialty was broken leg of lamb.
Toledo: The Town Too Tough for Toxic Water|P. J. O’Rourke|August 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As a boy in Alamo, a tiny Mormon ranching community in Lincoln County 90 miles north of Las Vegas, Lamb was one of 11 children.
The Cowboy Sheriff of Las Vegas Rides Into ‘Mob Museum’|John L. Smith|June 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
"Behaved like a lamb, although he insisted upon going through with his little humbug," I said.
A Far Country, Complete|Winston Churchill
Lamb said this in a tone as if we should all be rather surprised to hear him say so.
Boycotted|Talbot Baines Reed
How would she bear to see her lamb turned adrift upon the world?
Diana Tempest, Volume III (of 3)|Mary Cholmondeley
The armorial design of the art, embossed above the portal, is a lamb bearing a cross.
Chit-Chat; Nirvana; The Searchlight|Mathew Joseph Holt
Bangi, in Ilocos Norte, had a shrine in which was the image of a child with a lamb.
Myths & Legends of our New Possessions & Protectorate|Charles M. Skinner

British Dictionary definitions for lamb (1 of 3)

lamb

/ (læm) /

noun

the young of a sheep

the meat of a young sheep

a person, esp a child, who is innocent, meek, good, etc

a person easily deceived

like a lamb to the slaughter

without resistance
innocently

verb

Also: lamb down (intr) (of a ewe) to give birth

(tr; used in the passive) (of a lamb) to be born

(intr) (of a shepherd) to tend the ewes and newborn lambs at lambing time

Derived forms of lamb

lamblike, adjective

Word Origin for lamb

Old English lamb, from Germanic; compare German Lamm, Old High German and Old Norse lamb

British Dictionary definitions for lamb (2 of 3)

Lamb¹

/ (læm) /

noun

the Lamb a title given to Christ in the New Testament

British Dictionary definitions for lamb (3 of 3)

Lamb²

/ (læm) /

noun

Charles, pen name Elia. 1775–1834, English essayist and critic. He collaborated with his sister Mary on Tales from Shakespeare (1807). His other works include Specimens of English Dramatic Poets (1808) and the largely autobiographical essays collected in Essays of Elia (1823; 1833)

William. See (2nd Viscount) Melbourne 2

Willis Eugene. 1913–2008, US physicist. He detected the small difference in energy between two states of the hydrogen atom (Lamb shift). Nobel prize for physics 1955

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with lamb

lamb

see hanged for a sheep (as a lamb); in two shakes (of a lamb's tail); like a lamb to the slaughter.

单词	lamb
释义	lamb [ lam ] / læm / SEE SYNONYMS FOR lamb ON THESAURUS.COM noun a young sheep. the meat of a young sheep. a person who is gentle, meek, innocent, etc.: Their little daughter is such a lamb. a person who is easily cheated or outsmarted, especially an inexperienced speculator. the Lamb, Christ. verb (used without object) to give birth to a lamb. Origin of lamb First recorded before 900; Middle English, Old English; cognate with Dutch lam, German Lamm, Old Norse, Gothic lamb; akin to Greek élaphos “deer”; see elk WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH lamb lam, lamb Words nearby lamb Lamartine, Lamas, lamasery, Lamaze, Lamaze method, lamb, lambada, Lambaréné, lambast, lambaste, lambda Definition for lamb (2 of 2) Lamb [ lam ] / læm / noun Charles "Elia", 1775–1834, English essayist and critic. Harold A., 1892–1962, U.S. novelist. Mary Ann, 1764–1847, English author who wrote in collaboration with her brother Charles Lamb. William, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, 1779–1848, English statesman: prime minister 1834, 1835–41. Willis E(ugene), Jr., 1913–2008, U.S. physicist: Nobel Prize 1955. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for lamb With their research, Kobel and Lamb were able to publish a gentrification topology outlining all the areas in Portland that are vulnerable to gentrification and displacement. The Stages of Gentrification, as Told by Restaurant Openings\|Vince Dixon\|September 30, 2020\|Eater If I’m peckish for tripe or grilled lamb, we go the other way. Investors continue to push global stocks into record territory\|Bernhard Warner\|August 24, 2020\|Fortune Which parts of an animal glow differ with the species, Lamb and Davis found. Lots of frogs and salamanders have a secret glow\|Erin Garcia de Jesus\|April 28, 2020\|Science News For Students The freezer is filled with meat, sides of beef and large pieces of lamb. Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days\|David Freeman\|December 13, 2014\|DAILY BEAST I must have had lamb and potatoes 180 times since I have been here. Why The Queen Hates Mobile Phone Waving Crowds\|Tom Sykes\|September 2, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Families were sitting picnic-style, meals of lamb and rice on large plates, scooped up with the flat bread nan. Fighting Back With Faith: Inside the Yezidis’ Iraqi Temple\|Michael Luongo\|August 21, 2014\|DAILY BEAST His family ran a butcher shop in a part of town so tough that their specialty was broken leg of lamb. Toledo: The Town Too Tough for Toxic Water\|P. J. O’Rourke\|August 4, 2014\|DAILY BEAST As a boy in Alamo, a tiny Mormon ranching community in Lincoln County 90 miles north of Las Vegas, Lamb was one of 11 children. The Cowboy Sheriff of Las Vegas Rides Into ‘Mob Museum’\|John L. Smith\|June 8, 2014\|DAILY BEAST "Behaved like a lamb, although he insisted upon going through with his little humbug," I said. A Far Country, Complete\|Winston Churchill Lamb said this in a tone as if we should all be rather surprised to hear him say so. Boycotted\|Talbot Baines Reed How would she bear to see her lamb turned adrift upon the world? Diana Tempest, Volume III (of 3)\|Mary Cholmondeley The armorial design of the art, embossed above the portal, is a lamb bearing a cross. Chit-Chat; Nirvana; The Searchlight\|Mathew Joseph Holt Bangi, in Ilocos Norte, had a shrine in which was the image of a child with a lamb. Myths & Legends of our New Possessions & Protectorate\|Charles M. Skinner British Dictionary definitions for lamb (1 of 3) lamb / (læm) / noun the young of a sheep the meat of a young sheep a person, esp a child, who is innocent, meek, good, etc a person easily deceived like a lamb to the slaughter without resistance innocently verb Also: lamb down (intr) (of a ewe) to give birth (tr; used in the passive) (of a lamb) to be born (intr) (of a shepherd) to tend the ewes and newborn lambs at lambing time See also lamb down Derived forms of lamb lamblike, adjective Word Origin for lamb Old English lamb, from Germanic; compare German Lamm, Old High German and Old Norse lamb British Dictionary definitions for lamb (2 of 3) Lamb¹ / (læm) / noun the Lamb a title given to Christ in the New Testament British Dictionary definitions for lamb (3 of 3) Lamb² / (læm) / noun Charles, pen name Elia. 1775–1834, English essayist and critic. He collaborated with his sister Mary on Tales from Shakespeare (1807). His other works include Specimens of English Dramatic Poets (1808) and the largely autobiographical essays collected in Essays of Elia (1823; 1833) William. See (2nd Viscount) Melbourne 2 Willis Eugene. 1913–2008, US physicist. He detected the small difference in energy between two states of the hydrogen atom (Lamb shift). Nobel prize for physics 1955 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with lamb lamb see hanged for a sheep (as a lamb); in two shakes (of a lamb's tail); like a lamb to the slaughter. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to lamb fish, fool, sucker, pushover, gull, patsy, mark, victim, butt, chump, sap, pigeon, stooge, angel, dupe, virgin, greenhorn, sitting duck
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lamb

noun

verb (used without object)

Origin of lamb

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH lamb

Words nearby lamb

Definition for lamb (2 of 2)

noun

Example sentences from the Web for lamb

British Dictionary definitions for lamb (1 of 3)

noun

verb

Derived forms of lamb

Word Origin for lamb

British Dictionary definitions for lamb (2 of 3)

noun

British Dictionary definitions for lamb (3 of 3)

noun

Idioms and Phrases with lamb

Words related to lamb