EGAVE

flock

About 4.12 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun A number of birds together in a group, such as those gathered together for the purpose of migration. A large number of animals associated together in a group; commonly used of sheep, but also used for goats or other livestock animals, or sometimes any group of animals. The group of sheep being watched by one shepherd. A large number of people.
  2. noun A large number of animals associated together in a group; commonly used of sheep, but also used for goats or other livestock animals, or sometimes any group of animals.
  3. noun The group of sheep being watched by one shepherd.
  4. noun A large number of people.
  5. noun Those served by a particular pastor or shepherd. A religious congregation.
  6. noun A religious congregation.
  7. verb To congregate in or head towards a place in large numbers.
    People flocked to the cinema to see the new film.
  8. verb To flock to; to crowd.

Similar words

peck batch pot hatful stack clump wad spate slew heap

Often followed by

of to and in together is was from that

Word family

flocked flocking flocks

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