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• Flock — may refer to:* Flock, a group of animals, a herd, especially of sheep or goats * Flock (birds), a group of birds, either in flight or while feeding * Flock, a crowd of people * Flock, a Christian * Flock, a tuft of wool or cotton fiber; woolen or …   Wikipedia

• flock — flock1 [fläk] n. [ME floc < OE flocc, a troop, band, akin to ON flokkr, prob. < var. of IE base * pel , to pour, fill > L plere, to fill] 1. a group of certain animals, as goats or sheep, or of birds, living, feeding, or moving together… …   English World dictionary

• flock — flock1 flockless, adj. /flok/, n. 1. a number of animals of one kind, esp. sheep, goats, or birds, that keep or feed together or are herded together. 2. a large number of people; crowd. 3. a large group of things: a flock of letters to answer. 4 …   Universalium

• flock´less — flock1 «flok», noun, verb. –n. 1. a group of animals of one kind keeping, feeding, or herded together, especially sheep; goats, or birds: »a flock of geese. A flock can mean lions in Africa, sheep in Australia, goats in Ireland, and geese in the… …   Useful english dictionary

• flock — flock1 [flɔk US fla:k] n [Sense: 1 3; Origin: Old English flocc crowd ] [Sense: 4 5; Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: floc piece of wool , from Latin floccus] 1.) a group of sheep, goats, or birds flock of …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• flock — I UK [flɒk] / US [flɑk] noun Word forms flock : singular flock plural flocks * 1) [countable] a group of birds, sheep, or goats flock of: a flock of sheep The farmer kept a flock of geese. a) a large group of people flock of: Flocks of people… …   English dictionary

• flock — flock1 [ flak ] noun * 1. ) count a group of birds, sheep, or goats: flock of: a flock of sheep The farmer kept a flock of geese. a ) a large group of people: flock of: Flocks of people lined up to see Nelson Mandela. b ) the group of people who… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• flock — I [[t]flɒk[/t]] n. 1) anb an assemblage of animals, esp. sheep, goats, or birds, that live, travel, or feed together 2) a large group of people or things: flocks of sightseers[/ex] 3) bib a single congregation in relation to its pastor 4) to… …   From formal English to slang

• flock — [[t]flɒ̱k[/t]] flocks, flocking, flocked 1) N COUNT COLL: usu N of n A flock of birds, sheep, or goats is a group of them. They kept a small flock of sheep... They are gregarious birds and feed in flocks. 2) N COUNT COLL: N of n (emphasis) You… …   English dictionary

• flock — I. /flɒk / (say flok) noun 1. a number of animals of one kind keeping, feeding, or herded together, now especially of sheep or goats, or of birds. 2. a crowd; large number of people. 3. (in New Testament and ecclesiastical use) a. the Christian… …  

• flock — 1 noun 1 (C) a group of sheep, goats, or birds compare herd 1 (1) 2 (countable usually singular) a large group of the same kind of people (+ of): a flock of tourists 3 (countable usually singular) formal or humorous a priest s flock is the group… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English