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Flock

[flok]

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noun

a 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.

verb (used without object)

to gather or go in a flock or crowd: They flocked around the football hero.

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Origin:
before 1000; (noun) Middle English; Old English floc; cognate with Old Norse flokkr; (v.) Middle English, derivative of the noun

Related forms

flock·less, adjective

Synonyms
1, 2. bevy, covey, flight, gaggle; brood, hatch, litter; shoal, school, swarm, group, company. Flock, drove, herd, pack refer to a company of animals, often under the care or guidance of someone. Flock is the popular term, which applies to groups of animals, especially of sheep or goats, and companies of birds: This lamb is the choicest of the flock. A flock of wild geese flew overhead. Drove is especially applied to a number of oxen, sheep, or swine when driven in a group: A drove of oxen was taken to market. A large drove of swine filled the roadway. Herd is usually applied to large animals such as cattle, originally meaning those under the charge of someone; but by extension, to other animals feeding or driven together: a buffalo herd; a herd of elephants. Pack applies to a number of animals kept together or keeping together for offense or defense: a pack of hounds kept for hunting; a pack of wolves. As applied to people, drove, herd, and pack carry a contemptuous implication.

Usage note
See collective noun.

Example Sentences

The flock changed direction only when the initiator turned toward the flock.

Christian teenagers flock here for a different reason.

Once everyone is in the new pasture, the sheep all flock together.

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The flock changed direction only when the initiator turned toward the flock.

Christian teenagers flock here for a different reason.

Once everyone is in the new pasture, the sheep all flock together.

It's one of the wonders of the natural world-to see a flock of starlings pulse, wheel, and ripple as one across an evening sky.

There is a large flock gathered for the sunset and all is peaceful, the day dwindling into night.

But so far none of the other chickens have pecked her, and she's happier being with the flock.

How a flock of reclusive seabirds became pioneers of pervasive computing.

But recently a flock of knowledge-intensive industries has settled there, bringing renewed prosperity in its wake.

Conduct surveillance on a town invaded by a huge flock of crows.

Stylish teenagers flock to the gleaming mega-mall, watched by shirtless beggars crouched in gutters.

Deck bare branches with orange lights and a flock of crows for an indoor-outdoor party decoration.

As detailed recently, a new flock of lawsuits claims excessive use of cell phone headsets can damage hearing.

Curious visitors have already begun to flock to the area, eager to check out the affected area and see the ash for themselves.

Males are solitary in the spring breeding season, but in winter, rheas are social and flock together.

If you have a working prototype then show it and the investors will flock to you.

Locals flock here for the margaritas and stay for the enchiladas and endless baskets of chips.

From inside the library, you can see why historians, scholars and travelers would flock here.

If they could only get visas, which are rarely granted, tourists would flock to its beaches and nearby game parks.

He copped a few himself and was soon frolicking with his flock.

How our minds emerge from our flock of neurons remains deeply mysterious.

Locals flock here because the restaurant's smallest steak weighs in at a pound.

Hence the flock evolves to please its global audience.

During the buy-out boom, general partners could levy high fees and investors would still flock to them.

As they stand huddled in a flock in what appears to be a grazing stupor, sheep may in fact be visualizing favorite flock mates.

It is flock mates of these same animals that are now causing alarm.

Margo approached me about how to get our flock into shape.

The game's objective is to set up missile turrets and laser cannons to defend your flock of sheep from aliens and giant insects.

Consumers and companies continue to flock in droves to the internet to buy and sell things.

Mellow bugling call, hoo-ho-hoo, usually heard from a flock of migrating birds.

As birds of a feather, they definitely flock together.

Immediately they toddled up to the coop and clutched the chicken wire, straining to see the flock inside.

Those costs could theoretically be offset if patients flock to robot-controlled heart surgery and other procedures.

Tourists flock there-as would house-buyers, if they could.

The calls of a flock of black-cappeds in the fall often signal the presence of migrant warblers and vireos.

It is the religious leaders who demanded their flock out populate the others.

Cities are the natural place where young people tend to flock in search of jobs.

Several different species flock to the riverbanks to sip mineral salts from the sand.

But keep writing and thinking this well and this clearly, and careful readers will continue to flock to your blog.

As the winter snows thaw, visitors flock to the popular national park to see frazil ice, moonbows and other seasonal sights.

Fortunately, a flock of angry sparrows is much less intimidating than an angry flock of seagulls.

Antarctic penguins flock to the shores for mating season.

When it comes to stockmarkets, however, investors take the opposite approach: they flock to buy.

As they are opened they add a flower to your flock the game's only measure of score.

That's why they literally flock to feeders in winter, filling the garden with life when plants aren't doing much.

Word of mouth will spread and people will flock to submit their resumes.

Urban folks also enjoy the performance of a parakeet flock in full display mode.

Little wonder if voters flock to parties that seem to offer a more robust bulwark against painful change.

The company now owns the flock and is monitoring their health.

So shoppers will still flock to shops that sell cheap products of decent quality, without asking how these are made.

When chickadees hear the call, they flock together and mob the.

Not as many as flock to a nearby gambling resort, but every visitor helps.

Scientists flock to the island and closely monitor the.

No wonder these companies are beginning to flock to the public markets.

Throngs of tourists flock to this fountain to throw.

Each summer, the big seabirds flock there to nest and hatch baby gulls.

Tourists also flock to the area, some coming back year after year because they find the experience so compelling.

Pigeons flock to a man feeding them near a waterway.

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Dictionary.com Unabridged

noun

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.

floc (def. 1).

verb (used with object)

to stuff with flock, as a mattress.

to decorate or coat with flock, as wallpaper, cloth, or metal.

Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English flok < Old French floc < Latin floccus floccus. Compare Old High German floccho

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World English Dictionary

floccule, flocculus, flock or floc (ˈflɒkjuːl)

—n
1.	a small aggregate of flocculent material
2.	something resembling a tuft of wool

[C19: from Late Latin flocculus a little tuft; see flock²]

flocculus, flocculus, flock or floc

—n

[C19: from Late Latin flocculus a little tuft; see flock²]

flock, flocculus, flock or floc

—n

[C19: from Late Latin flocculus a little tuft; see flock²]

floc, flocculus, flock or floc

—n

[C19: from Late Latin flocculus a little tuft; see flock²]

flock¹ (flɒk)

—n
1.	a group of animals of one kind, esp sheep or birds
2.	a large number of people; crowd
3.	a body of Christians regarded as the pastoral charge of a priest, a bishop, the pope, etc
4.	rare a band of people; group

—vb
5.	to gather together or move in a flock
6.	to go in large numbers: people flocked to the church

[Old English flocc; related to Old Norse flokkr crowd, Middle Low German vlocke]

flock² (flɒk)

—n
1.	a tuft, as of wool, hair, cotton, etc
2.	a. waste from fabrics such as cotton, wool, or other cloth used for stuffing mattresses, upholstered chairs, etc
	b. (as modifier): flock mattress
3.	very small tufts of wool applied to fabrics, wallpaper, etc, to give a raised pattern
4.	another word for floccule

—vb
5.	(tr) to fill, cover, or ornament with flock

[C13: from Old French floc, from Latin floccus; probably related to Old High German floccho down, Norwegian flugsa snowflake]

'flocky²

—*adj*

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Word Origin & History

flock

O.E. flocc "a group of persons," related to O.N. flokkr "crowd, troop, band," M.L.G. vlocke "crowd, flock;" not found in other Gmc. languages, perhaps related to folc "people," but the metathesis would have been unusual for O.E. Extended c.1200 to "a number of animals of one kind moving or feeding together;"

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of domestic animals c.1300. Transferred to bodies of Christians, in relation to Christ or their local pastor, from mid-14c. The verb meaning "to gather, congregate" is from c.1300. Related: Flocked; flocking.

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