Herd
Herd verb - To urge, push, or force onward.
Train
Train verb - To bring to a proper or desired state of fitness.
How words are described
| complete | complete herd | complete train |
| entire | entire herd | entire train |
| massive | massive herd | massive train |
| large | large herd | large train |
| Other adjectives: huge, main, passing, flying, occasional, oncoming, nearby, giant, eponymous, incoming. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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In the My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic episode "Over a Barrel", a herd of buffalo race against the train heading for Appleloosa.
Source: Racing the Train - While fleeing a herd of walkers by train, the group encounters a couple of survivors named Christa and Omid; Lee and Omid end up having to jump onto the train from above, but Omid is hesitant.
Source: Morton's Fork -
They aren't very intelligent, but they can move - as fast as bullet train if needed - and aggressively pursue anything they perceive as threat if there are no Ents around to herd them.
Source: Don't Go in the Woods
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