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flock
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- pronunciation:
- flak
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
a group of animals or birds of one kind that stay or are kept together, such as geese or sheep.
The shepherd watched over his flock of sheep.
- synonyms:
- drove, herd
- similar words:
- band, fold, mob, multitude, pack, swarm
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definition 2: |
a large group of people or things.
A flock of reporters gathered around the actor.- synonyms:
- army, horde, host, mass, multitude, throng
- similar words:
- band, crowd, crush, drove, gang, herd, legion, mob, press, swarm
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related words: |
army, assembly, cluster, congregation, throng |
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part of speech: |
verb |
inflections: |
flocks, flocking, flocked |
definition: |
to gather or travel in a crowd, group, or flock.
People flocked to the new museum on opening day.- synonyms:
- swarm, throng
- similar words:
- band, crowd, herd, mass, mill
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related words: |
cluster, pile, swarm, throng |
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