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crowd
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- pronunciation:
- kraUd
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Builder, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a large number of people gathered together.
There was a crowd at the baseball game.- synonyms:
- flock, horde, mass, throng
- similar words:
- army, assembly, drove, herd, host, legion, mob, pack, population, swarm
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| definition 2: |
people in general.
It's not always best to follow the crowd.- synonyms:
- herd, masses, people
- similar words:
- commoners, public
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| related words: |
army, body, congregation, flock, horde, many, number |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
crowds, crowding, crowded |
| definition 1: |
to gather together in a crowd.
People crowded to see the circus.- synonyms:
- assemble, congregate, gather, herd, mass, throng
- similar words:
- cluster, concentrate, pack
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| definition 2: |
to press, push, or pack tightly together.
He crowded cardboard boxes into the tiny closet.- synonyms:
- jam, press, push, shove
- similar words:
- concentrate, cram, herd, jostle, pack, squeeze
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| definition 3: |
to fill up completely.
We crowded the room.- synonyms:
- cram, fill, jam
- similar words:
- stuff
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| related words: |
assemble, compress, congregate, fill, flock, gather, huddle, line, plod, swarm, wedge |
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