flock
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1.0
- noun
- /flɑk/
:
rebaño (de ovejas/ganado)
- And so understanding where they're going to head is like understanding where a flock of birds is going to go.
- a flock of sheep
- a flock of birds
- a flock of animals
The second thing was a flock of skeletons, flaming birds.
- The second thing was a flock of skeletons, flaming birds.
- He's standing there looking at this flock of sheep going in all directions.
- There's an entire flock of Penguins sprinting towards us right now.
- But then a flock of crows flew over the house, a sign of darkness.
- What happens is that in a flock, a bunch of birds will all land on a branch.
- See, his campaign's not doomed, He's just being followed around by a flock of black birds.
- If the whole flock wanders, will our black sheep stay by the fold?
- And it had rained and there were elephants in the parade and a flock of passenger pigeons flying.
- And he said, William, working with Big Pharma is like getting pecked to death by a flock of ducks.
- How do those schools of fish, those flocks of birds, how do they all move and behave at the exact same time?
- And when you see the flock of birds, the starlings or the school of fish, there's no leader.
- Oh my goodness, Look at well, First off, the flocks around the mailbox.
- And we will sit upon the rocks, seeing the shepherds feed their flocks and romantic gifts.
- You know, cows from these strong matriarchal herds, chickens have these flocks.
Examples
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At the end of our transect, we find a small flock of sanderlings.
Academic text (1994) -
Olivius describes their motions as a fluid, loose order, like that of a flock of birds.
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What happens is that in a flock, a bunch of birds will all land on a branch.
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The birds reform as a flock again and fly straight into the sun.
Fiction book (1993) -
In these parts of the country, the shepherd walks his little flock into the hills every morning.
Academic text (1996) -
A woman ahead of them was driving a flock of geese across the bridge.
Fiction book (1993) -
But then a flock of crows flew over the house, a sign of darkness.
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He's standing there looking at this flock of sheep going in all directions.
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There's an entire flock of Penguins sprinting towards us right now.
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The farmer watched as a flock of sheep grazed peacefully in the field.
Synonyms
142
1.0
A large group of the same kind of animals that stay or move together
31
3.5
A large group of animals or people moving together
1
2.0
A number of animals seen together as one unit, like a herd
Idioms
- Informal
People who share similar interests often spend time together
How Large
Surface Forms
Etymology
Flock comes from an old English word flocc that meant a 'group' or 'bunch' of animals. So a flock is a bunch of sheep, goats, or birds that stay together.