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   flock

   /flɒk/

   noun

   • 1. a number of birds of one kind feeding, resting, or travelling together: "a flock of gulls" Similar groupflightcongregation
   • ▪ a number of domestic animals, especially sheep, goats, or geese, that are kept together: "a flock of sheep" Similar herddrovefold
   • ▪ a large number or crowd of people: "a flock of paparazzi tailed them all over London" Similar crowdthronghordemobrabblelarge numbermassmultitudehostarmypackswarmseastreamtroupepresscrushfloodcollectioncompanygatheringassemblyassemblageinformal:gaggleshowerarchaic:rout
   • ▪ a group of children or pupils in someone's charge.
   • ▪ a Christian congregation or body of believers, especially one under the charge of a particular minister: "Thomas addressed his flock"

   verb

   • 1. (of birds) congregate in a flock: "sandgrouse are liable to flock with other species"
   • ▪ move or go together in a crowd: "tourists flock to Oxford in their thousands" Similar gathercollectcongregateassemblecome togetherget togetherconvergeconvenerallyrendezvousmustermeetmassamasscrowdthrongclusterherdgroupbunchswarmhuddlemillrare:foregatherstreamgo in large numbersswarmsurgeseethespillcrowdherdtroop

   Word Origin Old Englishflocc, of unknown origin. The original sense was ‘a band or body of people’: this became obsolete, but has been reintroduced as a transferred use of the sense ‘a number of animals kept together’.

   Scrabble Points: 14

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   What is a flock of birds?

   • A flock of birds, sheep, or goats is a group of them. They are gregarious birds and feed in flocks. You can refer to a group of people or things as a flock of them to emphasize that there are a lot of them. If people flock to a particular place or event, a very large number of them go there, usually because it is pleasant or interesting.

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   What does flokk mean?

   • rebanho, bando, afluir… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! FLOCK meaning: 1. a group of sheep, goats, or birds: 2. a large group of people, usually people of a particular….

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   What does flock mean in a sentence?

   • Blossom Word Game Pick the best words! Spelling Bee Quiz Can you outdo past winners of the National Spelli... The meaning of FLOCK is a group of animals (such as birds or sheep) assembled or herded together. How to use flock in a sentence.

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   What does flock of people mean?

   • You can refer to a group of people or things as a flock of them to emphasize that there are a lot of them. If people flock to a particular place or event, a very large number of them go there, usually because it is pleasant or interesting. The public have flocked to the show. [VERB + to] The criticisms will not stop people flocking to see the film.

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   The meaning of FLOCK is a group of animals (such as birds or sheep) assembled or herded together. How to use flock in a sentence.

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   Flock, drove, herd, pack refer to a company of animals, often under the care or guidance of someone. Flock is the popular term, which applies to groups of animals, especially of sheep or goats, and companies of birds: This lamb is the choicest of the flock.

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   1. an assemblage of animals, esp. sheep, goats, or birds, that live, travel, or feed together. 2. a large group of people or things: flocks of sightseers. 3. a single congregation in relation to its pastor. v.i. 4. to gather or go in a flock: They flocked around the football hero.

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   The word flock refers to a group of animals, like birds or sheep, that have congregated together. The flock of pigeons at the park is so tame that they'll eat right out of your hand.

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   1. a group of certain animals, as goats or sheep, or of birds, living, feeding, or moving together. 2. any group, esp. a large one, as the members of a church or the children in a family. verb intransitive. 3. to assemble or travel in a flock or crowd. SIMILAR WORDS: group.