| 单词 | flock |
| 释义 | flock1[ flok ] / flɒk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR flock ON THESAURUS.COM nouna 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)
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. Origin of flock1First recorded before 1000; (noun) Middle English; Old English floc; cognate with Old Norse flokkr; (verb) Middle English, derivative of the noun SYNONYMS FOR flock1, 2 bevy, covey, flight, gaggle; brood, hatch, litter; shoal, school, swarm, group, company. SEE SYNONYMS FOR flock ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for flock1, 2. 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. grammar notes for flockSee collective noun. OTHER WORDS FROM flockflockless, adjectiveWords nearby flockfloccule, flocculent, flocculent precipitate, flocculus, floccus, flock, flockbed, flock dot, flocking, flock paper, flocky Definition for flock (2 of 2)flock2 [ flok ] / flɒk / nouna 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 of flock21250–1300; Middle English flok<Old French floc<Latin floccusfloccus. Compare Old High German floccho Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for flockBritish Dictionary definitions for flock (1 of 2)flock1 / (flɒk) / noun (sometimes functioning as plural)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 verb (intr)to gather together or move in a flock to go in large numberspeople flocked to the church Word Origin for flockOld English flocc; related to Old Norse flokkr crowd, Middle Low German vlocke British Dictionary definitions for flock (2 of 2)flock2 / (flɒk) / nouna tuft, as of wool, hair, cotton, etc
very small tufts of wool applied to fabrics, wallpaper, etc, to give a raised pattern another word for floccule verb(tr) to fill, cover, or ornament with flock Derived forms of flockflocky, adjectiveWord Origin for flockC13: from Old French floc, from Latin floccus; probably related to Old High German floccho down, Norwegian flugsa snowflake Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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