flocked

Converged in groups

Flocked describes a surface covered with soft, velvety fibers to create texture.

Flocked wallpaper has a raised fuzzy pattern.

Flocked Christmas trees are coated with artificial snow.

The technique involves applying short fibers to an adhesive-covered surface: flocked velvet, flocked gift boxes.

Separately, flocked is the past tense of flock—to gather in a crowd: Tourists flocked to the beach.

gathered

congregate

Gather as a group

throng · converge · rally · swarm · amass · huddle · mass · collect · unite · rendezvous

decorative

wallpaper

Ornamental wall covering

artificial · craft · holiday · decor · vintage · retro · kitschy · festive · Victorian · novelty

textured

velvet

Thick-pile textile

  • velourSoft pile fabric
  • suedeBuffed leather underside
  • napBrief daytime rest

pile · fuzzy · soft · fibrous · coating · dusting · powdery · matte · brushed · felted

crowded

thronged

Filled with crowds

mobbed · overflowing · bustling · heaving · jammed · congested · cramped · dense · brimming · masses

migratory

migration

Movement to new territory

flyway · V-formation · southward · northward · seasonal · overwintering · homing · stopover · breeding · instinct

Categories
Opposites
gathering/movement direction

flockeddispersed

Spread widely apart

scattered · fled · departed · dissipated · disbanded

texture/surface treatment

flockedunflocked

Without applied fiber texture

smooth · plain · bare · untextured · glossy

Phrases
Family

flock, flocks, flocking, flock together

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G