herd vs multitude

herd

noun
  • A crowd, a mass of people or things; a rabble. 

  • A number of domestic animals assembled together under the watch or ownership of a keeper. 

  • Any collection of animals gathered or travelling in a company. 

verb
  • To manage, care for or guard a herd 

  • To act as a herdsman or a shepherd. 

  • To unite or associate in a herd 

  • To move or drive a herd. 

  • To associate; to ally oneself with, or place oneself among, a group or company. 

  • To unite or associate in a herd; to feed or run together, or in company. 

  • To form or put into a herd. 

multitude

noun
  • The mass of ordinary people; the masses, the populace. 

  • A great amount or number, often of people; abundance, myriad, profusion. 

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