droves (noun)

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• drove road — noun or drove way Etymology: drove (I) chiefly Scotland : a public cattle road not kept up for motor traffic * * * drove road noun An old generally grassy track used or once used by droves of cattle • • • Main Entry: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• consommé — noun a clear broth made from reduced meat or vegetable stock, served either hot as a soup or chilled as a jelly For after washing at the hotel at Patras, Jacob had followed the tram lines a mile or so out; and followed them a mile or so back; he… …   Wiktionary

• drove — noun 1) a drove of cattle Syn: herd, flock, pack 2) they came in droves Syn: crowd, swarm, horde, multitude, mob, throng, host, mass, army, herd …   Thesaurus of popular words

• multitude — noun 1) a multitude of birds Syn: a lot, a great/large number, a great/large quantity, a host, a horde, a mass, a swarm, an abundance, a profusion; scores, quantities, droves; informal a slew, lots, loads, masses, stacks …   Thesaurus of popular words

• drove — I UK [drəʊv] / US [droʊv] the past tense of drive I II UK [drəʊv] / US [droʊv] noun Word forms drove : singular drove plural droves 1) [countable] a large number of animals, especially cows 2) droves [plural] large numbers of people in droves:… …   English dictionary

• drove — drove1 the past tense of drive1 drove drove 2 [ drouv ] noun 1. ) count a large number of animals, especially cows 2. ) droves plural large numbers of people: in droves: People came in droves to see the show …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• drove — 1 the past tense of drive 1 2 noun (C) 1 a group of animals that are being moved together: a drove of cattle 2 droves (plural) a crowd of people: in droves: Tourists come in droves to see the White House …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• drove — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English drāf, from drīfan to drive more at drive Date: before 12th century 1. a group of animals driven or moving in a body 2. a large number ; crowd usually used in plural especially with in < tourists …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• drove — drove1 past of drive. drove2 noun a flock of animals being driven. ↘a large number of people doing the same thing: tourists arrived in droves. verb [usu. as noun droving] historical drive (livestock) to market. Derivatives drover noun Origin OE …   English new terms dictionary

• drove — I. /droʊv / (say drohv) verb past tense of drive. II. /droʊv / (say drohv) noun 1. a number of oxen, sheep, or swine driven in a group. 2. (usually plural) a large crowd of human beings, especially in motion. 3. Building Trades a. Also, drove… …  

• drove — [2] ► NOUN 1) a flock of animals being driven. 2) a large number of people doing the same thing: tourists arrived in droves. ► VERB historical ▪ drive (livestock) to market. DERIVATIVES drover noun. ORIGIN …   English terms dictionary