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- [flok]
- /flɒk/
- /flɒk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [flok]
- /flɒk/
Definitions of flock word
- noun flock a lock or tuft of wool, hair, cotton, etc. 1
- noun flock (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. 1
- noun flock 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. 1
- noun flock floc (def 1). 1
- verb without object flock to gather or go in a flock or crowd: They flocked around the football hero. 1
- verb with object flock to stuff with flock, as a mattress. 1
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Origin of flock
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; (noun) Middle English; Old English floc; cognate with Old Norse flokkr; (v.) Middle English, derivative of the noun
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Parts of speech for Flock
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
flock popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
flock usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for flock
verb flock
- throng — a multitude of people crowded or assembled together; crowd.
- gather — to bring together into one group, collection, or place: to gather firewood; to gather the troops.
- converge — If people or vehicles converge on a place, they move towards it from different directions.
- huddle — to gather or crowd together in a close mass.
- group — any collection or assemblage of persons or things; cluster; aggregation: a group of protesters; a remarkable group of paintings.
noun flock
- congregation — The people who are attending a church service or who regularly attend a church service are referred to as the congregation.
- brood — A brood is a group of baby birds that were born at the same time to the same mother.
- colony — A colony is a country which is controlled by a more powerful country.
- gaggle — to cackle.
- legion — a division of the Roman army, usually comprising 3000 to 6000 soldiers.
adjective flock
- overspread — to spread or diffuse over: A blush of embarrassment overspread his face.
- worrier — to torment oneself with or suffer from disturbing thoughts; fret.
- infest — to live in or overrun to an unwanted degree or in a troublesome manner, especially as predatory animals or vermin do: Sharks infested the coastline.
- filler — an aluminum coin of Hungary, the 100th part of a forint.
- packer — a group of things wrapped or tied together for easy handling or carrying; a bundle, especially one to be carried on the back of an animal or a person: a mule pack; a hiker's pack.
Antonyms for flock
verb flock
- disperse — to drive or send off in various directions; scatter: to disperse a crowd.
- scatter — to throw loosely about; distribute at irregular intervals: to scatter seeds.
- divide — to separate into parts, groups, sections, etc.
- separate — to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space: to separate two fields by a fence.
- spread — to draw, stretch, or open out, especially over a flat surface, as something rolled or folded (often followed by out).
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