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# collie

noun (a collie, collies)

«collie» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A breed of dog with a long pointed nose and thick fur, first used in Scotland to herd sheep. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/collie/#m1)
2. Border collie: a very clever working sheepdog, often black and white. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/collie/#m2)

### In the lessons

In nature and farm life: collies herd sheep by running round them. In stories and films: Lassie is a famous collie. In science: collies are among the cleverest dog breeds.

### Examples

- The collie rounded up the sheep. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/collie/#x1)
- Our border collie loves to chase balls. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/collie/#x2)
- Collies need lots of exercise. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/collie/#x3)
- Lassie is a famous rough collie. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/collie/#x4)
- The farmer whistled to his collie. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/collie/#x5)
- A collie can learn many commands. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/collie/#x6)
- Now, if you could plough the fields like the ox, or draw a cart like the horse, or look after the sheep like the collie-dog, that would be something.” [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/collie/#x7)

### Note

Plural: collies. Not «colly». Collies may try to herd children or cats because of their instincts.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «collie» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/collie/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«collie» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/collie.html) on Mova free.