Command
Herd
Herd verb - To urge, push, or force onward.
How words are described
| human | human command | human herd |
| complete | complete command | complete herd |
| entire | entire command | entire herd |
| new | new command | new herd |
| Other adjectives: former, random, previous, overall. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Fluttershy in My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic can win over and command anything from a herd of rabbits to a full grown dragon, a cockatrice, and even Cerberus himself.
Source: The Beastmaster -
Herd-Hitting Attack: Carrier commanders can use the "Manual Attack" command (Alt Key + Left Mouse Button) to order fighter squadrons to perform a massed strafing run through a designated patch of sky.
Source: Video Game / World Of Warships - His job was to ride herd on his international team of subordinates who had such an assortment of personal quirks, raging egos, and nationalistic points of view that they'd be disastrous in command of a multinational military force.
Source: Badass Bureaucrat
Cite this Source
Herd and Command. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/command/herd
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Herd or Command. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/command/herd.
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