flock
1a number of animals of one kind, especially sheep, goats, or birds, that keep or feed together or are herded together.
a large number of people; crowd.
a large group of things: a flock of letters to answer.
(in New Testament and ecclesiastical use)
the Christian church in relation to Christ.
a single congregation in relation to its pastor.
Archaic. a band or company of persons.
to gather or go in a flock or crowd: They flocked around the football hero.
Origin of flock
1synonym study For flock
Grammar notes for flock
Other words for flock
Other words from flock
- flockless, adjective
Words Nearby flock
Other definitions for flock (2 of 2)
a lock or tuft of wool, hair, cotton, etc.
(sometimes used with a plural verb) wool refuse, shearings of cloth, old cloth torn to pieces, or the like, for upholstering furniture, stuffing mattresses, etc.
Also called flocking .(sometimes used with a plural verb) finely powdered wool, cloth, etc., used for producing a velvetlike pattern on wallpaper or cloth or for coating metal.
to stuff with flock, as a mattress.
to decorate or coat with flock, as wallpaper, cloth, or metal.
Origin of flock
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How to use flock in a sentence
Later, she won a new flock of fans as BFF Lilly in “The Princess Diaries” movies, as well.
For Heather Matarazzo, ‘Equal’ is still a cause worth fighting for | John Paul King | October 20, 2020 | Washington BladeA flock of birds is kind of a canonical example of self-organization.
Complexity Scientist Beats Traffic Jams Through Adaptation | Rodrigo Pérez Ortega | September 28, 2020 | Quanta MagazineOn Monday, a flock of tech companies decided it was time to make their plans to go public, well, public, as tech stocks have soared during the pandemic.
As VC payday nears, Sequoia sits in the middle of the IPO deluge | Lucinda Shen | August 25, 2020 | FortuneWhen the duo surveyed singles about the personality traits they were looking for in romantic partners, they found that a similarity model—the age-old idea that birds of a feather flock together—best described the data.
Your Romantic Ideals Don’t Predict Who Your Future Partner Will Be - Issue 88: Love & Sex | Alice Fleerackers | August 5, 2020 | NautilusOne of the yeomen warders, known as the ravenmaster, is also responsible for looking after the tower’s resident flock of ravens.
Guarding Britain’s crown jewels was a secure job for over 500 years. Not anymore | Jeremy Kahn | July 20, 2020 | Fortune
Behind him stood a flock of fifth-grade boys—and two second-grade girls—all of them wearing the exact same yellow hat.
Even Grade School Kids Are Protesting the Garner Killing Now | Caitlin Dickson | December 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFans of the series will flock to see ‘Mockingjay’ this Thanksgiving weekend.
Team Peeta or Team Gale: Why the ‘Hunger Games’ Love Triangle Ruins ‘Mockingjay – Part 1’ | Kevin Fallon | November 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd almost immediately, his fellow survivors flock to him, seeing his potential to be a great hero.
The Walking Dead’s Luke Skywalker: Rick Grimes Is the Perfect Modern-Day Mythical Hero | Regina Lizik | October 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTPressing the dodge button at the right time causes her to temporarily burst into an invincible flock of crows.
Bayonetta Is Nintendo’s Graphic, Ass-Kicking Barbie | Alec Kubas-Meyer | October 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe is to be admired for his kindness and genuine pastoral concern for all the members of his flock.
Pope Francis Pushes the Church Another Step Further on Gays | Gene Robinson | October 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTA flock of weary sheep pattered along the road, barnward bound, heavy eyed and bleating softly.
The Soldier of the Valley | Nelson LloydOnce he suddenly found himself in the road driving a small flock of goats, whose he knew not, nor whence he got them.
Ramona | Helen Hunt JacksonThe faces of a flock of sheep are to a stranger all alike; to the shepherd, each has its personal individuality.
Violins and Violin Makers | Joseph PearceI have not been able to learn that the migratory flock above spoken of extended to any of the other Islands.
Birds of Guernsey (1879) | Cecil SmithGwynne accepted this act of sacrifice with a matter-of-fact nod, and it was but a moment later that they came upon another flock.
Ancestors | Gertrude Atherton
British Dictionary definitions for flock (1 of 2)
/ (flɒk) /
a group of animals of one kind, esp sheep or birds
a large number of people; crowd
a body of Christians regarded as the pastoral charge of a priest, a bishop, the pope, etc
rare a band of people; group
to gather together or move in a flock
to go in large numbers: people flocked to the church
Origin of flock
1British Dictionary definitions for flock (2 of 2)
/ (flɒk) /
a tuft, as of wool, hair, cotton, etc
waste from fabrics such as cotton, wool, or other cloth used for stuffing mattresses, upholstered chairs, etc
(as modifier): flock mattress
very small tufts of wool applied to fabrics, wallpaper, etc, to give a raised pattern
another word for floccule
(tr) to fill, cover, or ornament with flock
Origin of flock
2Derived forms of flock
- flocky, adjective
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