flock
English Thesaurus
1. a group of birds (noun.group)
| hypernym | : | animal group, |
| definition | : | a group of animals (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | bevy, |
| definition | : | a flock of birds (especially when gathered close together on the ground) (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | covert, |
| definition | : | a flock of coots (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | covey, |
| definition | : | a small flock of grouse or partridge (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | exaltation, |
| definition | : | a flock of larks (especially a flock of larks in flight overhead) (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | gaggle, |
| definition | : | a flock of geese (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | wisp, |
| definition | : | a flock of snipe (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | flight, |
| definition | : | a flock of flying birds (noun.group) |
| member holonym | : | bird, |
| definition | : | warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings (noun.animal) |
2. a group of sheep or goats (noun.group)
| hypernym | : | animal group, |
| definition | : | a group of animals (noun.group) |
| member holonym | : | sheep, |
| definition | : | woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat (noun.animal) |
3. a church congregation guided by a pastor (noun.group)
| hypernym | : | congregation, faithful, fold, |
| definition | : | a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church (noun.group) |
4. an orderly crowd (noun.group)
| hypernym | : | crowd, |
| definition | : | a large number of things or people considered together (noun.group) |
5. (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent (noun.quantity)
| hyponym | : | haymow, |
| definition | : | a mass of hay piled up in a barn for preservation (noun.quantity) |
6. come together as in a cluster or flock (verb.motion)
7. move as a crowd or in a group (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | go, locomote, move, travel, |
| definition | : | change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically (verb.motion) |
8. an orderly crowd (noun.group)
| derivation | : | troop, |
| definition | : | move or march as if in a crowd (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | flock, |
| definition | : | move as a crowd or in a group (verb.motion) |
9. (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent (noun.quantity)
| derivation | : | heap, |
| definition | : | fill to overflow (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | heap, |
| definition | : | bestow in large quantities (verb.possession) |
10. come together as in a cluster or flock (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | flock, troop, |
| definition | : | an orderly crowd (noun.group) |
| derivation | : | constellation, |
| definition | : | a configuration of stars as seen from the earth (noun.object) |
11. move as a crowd or in a group (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | flock, troop, |
| definition | : | an orderly crowd (noun.group) |
12. an orderly crowd (noun.group)
| derivation | : | troop, |
| definition | : | move or march as if in a crowd (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | flock, |
| definition | : | move as a crowd or in a group (verb.motion) |
13. (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent (noun.quantity)
| derivation | : | heap, |
| definition | : | fill to overflow (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | heap, |
| definition | : | bestow in large quantities (verb.possession) |
14. come together as in a cluster or flock (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | flock, troop, |
| definition | : | an orderly crowd (noun.group) |
| derivation | : | constellation, |
| definition | : | a configuration of stars as seen from the earth (noun.object) |
15. move as a crowd or in a group (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | flock, troop, |
| definition | : | an orderly crowd (noun.group) |
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