flock

(eg. origin, ancient, human )

flock  /f ˈlɑk/ ? Meaning of "flock"

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Definition(s):

  1. (n) a church congregation guided by a pastor
  2. (n) a group of birds
  3. (n) (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
  4. (n) an orderly crowd
  5. (n) a group of sheep or goats
  6. (v) move as a crowd or in a group
  7. (v) come together as in a cluster or flock

Synonym(s)

troop, batch, deal, good deal, great deal, hatful

Usage(s):

  1. Worse still, fewer engines mean fewer backups should a plane and a flock of birds cross paths.
  2. And so the last word via Suva is that stocky, jolly little Bishop Thomas Wade is out of jail and very busy protecting his flock from the Japs and the Japs from his flock.
  3. Nor does it have a universal leader such as the Pope the Archbishop makes no claims to infallibility and cannot dictate to his flock.
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