lamb
noun
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Definition of lamb
(Entry 1 of 5)
1a
: a young sheep
especially
: one that is less than one year old or without permanent teeth
b
: the young of various animals (such as the smaller antelopes) other than sheep
2a
: a gentle or weak person
c
: a person easily cheated or deceived especially in trading securities
3a
: the flesh of a lamb used as food
b
: lambskin
lamb
verb
lambed;
lambing;
lambs
Definition of lamb (Entry 2 of 5)
: to bring forth a lamb
Lamb
biographical name (1)
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Definition of Lamb (Entry 3 of 5)
Charles 1775–1834 pseudonym
Elia
\ ˈe-lē-ə , commonly ˈē-\
English essayist and critic
Lamb
biographical name (2)Definition of Lamb (Entry 4 of 5)
William 1779–1848 2nd Viscount Melbourne English statesman
Lamb
biographical name (3)Definition of Lamb (Entry 5 of 5)
Willis Eugene 1913–2008 American physicist
Illustration of lamb
Noun
lamb 3a: A wholesale cuts: 1 leg, 2 loin, 3 rack, 4 breast, 5 shank, 6 shoulder; B retail cuts: a leg, b sirloin chops and roast, c loin chops, rolled loin roast, d patties and chopped roast, e rib chops, crown roast, f riblets, stew, and stuffed or rolled breast, g shoulder roast, shoulder chops, h neck slices, i shanks, j blade chops, k arm chops
In the meaning defined above
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Other Words from lamb
Noun
lamblike
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adjective
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adjective
lamby
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adjective
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adjective
Verb
lamber
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noun
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noun
Examples of lamb in a Sentence
Noun
She's as gentle as a lamb. the new guys at football camp were lambs who hardly knew what awaited themVerb
The ewes will lamb soon.
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Antoni can make macadamia-crusted lamb with spicy honey agrodolce! — Maura Judkis, Houston Chronicle, "Antoni Porowski is more than ‘Queer Eye’s’ avocado hunk. With his new cookbook, he’s ready to prove it.," 10 Sep. 2019 Or a gelatinous bowl of poached lamb that let the blood-red oil do all the shouting. — Mike Sutter, ExpressNews.com, "Review: Li’s Restaurant gives Chinese food fans a Sichuan fix in San Antonio’s Stone Oak," 5 Sep. 2019 Also worthy is the lamb tartare, arranged prettily over overlapping lotus-root chips and enlivened by a soursop vinaigrette, made from the tropical fruit. — Phil Vettel, chicagotribune.com, "Review: Label-defying, continent-hopping Flora Fauna still feeling its way," 5 Sep. 2019 Nearby, a whole lamb was set on an iron cross, with flames below. — CBS News, "The Dish: Open fire cooking icon Francis Mallmann," 31 Aug. 2019 During Experience India, the museum’s Café Allegro will offer special menu items such as chicken rasam soup, naan bread and matar paneer, or lamb curry over rice. — Laura Latzko, azcentral, "India's colorful cultural heritage takes center stage at MIM celebration," 29 Aug. 2019 Just as wolves always eat lambs if given the chance, so Lucy will always yank the football just as Charlie Brown attempts to kick it; such is the nature of wolves and Lucys. — Bruce Handy, The Atlantic, "The Peanuts Characters Aren’t Ordinary Kids," 29 Aug. 2019 The four-course menu will include lemon-ricotta squash blossoms, bay scallops with risotto, lamb loin with fregola and limoncello ice cream with almond cake and berries. — Rod Stafford Hagwood, sun-sentinel.com, "Get your wine on with these vino events in South Florida," 29 Aug. 2019 And these are just the major chains: There’s also Zhen Wei Fang, with outlets in Manhattan and Miami, offering Jeju black pork belly, AAA New Zealand lamb, live lobster, and eight different kinds of tofu. — Naomi Tomky, Fortune, "High-End Hot Pot Heats Up in the U.S.," 11 Aug. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Things are worse in lambing season when criminals can double or triple their takings. — The Economist, "From fly-tipping to sheep rustling, Britain’s cops crack down on rural crime," 25 July 2019 As the weather went from bad to worse, many farmers fell short on feed — particularly important now, a month before lambing season — and water supplies were cut off because of frozen pipes. — Ceylan Yeginsu, New York Times, "‘I’ve Never Seen Anything Like This’: Snow Brings Rural U.K. to a Halt," 6 Mar. 2018 This is accomplished by different diets (grain vs. a grain and hay diet) and lambing at different times of the year. — Amy Dewall Dadmun, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Change it up with lamb burgers on greens," 16 Sep. 2017 Coyotes can do a lot of damage, especially during the fall during lambing season. — Gabriel Thompson, Longreads, "Chasing the Harvest: ‘If You Want to Die, Stay at the Ranch’," 17 May 2017 Just across the North Carolina border in Virginia, Craig Rogers is deep into lambing season. — Kim Severson, New York Times, "Ham or Lamb? The Easter Choice May Be Changing," 11 Apr. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'lamb.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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