flocks

Birds traveling together

Flocks is the plural of flock—groups of birds, sheep, or goats that move together.

By extension, any group moving or gathering as one: Tourists arrived in flocks.

A pastor's congregation is also a flock.

The verb means to gather or move in crowds: Fans flocked to the stadium.

collective

herd

Grazing animals together

  • schoolPlace of instruction
  • podSeed case or cetacean group
  • gaggleGeese collective noun

pride · colony · shoal · murder · parliament · convocation · exaltation · skein · brood · drove

sheep

shepherd

One who tends flocks

herding · sheepdog · livestock · wool · ewes · lambs · rams · shearing · paddock · fold

groups

crowd

Large public gathering

horde · cluster · swarm · troop · pack · multitude · assembly · company · band · bevy

birds

geese

Plural of goose

pigeons · crows · seagulls · swallows · blackbirds · finches · parrots · songbirds · canaries · budgerigars

textile

wallpaper

Ornamental wall covering

pile · nap · coating · fuzzy · soft · decorative · adhesive · vintage · retro · pattern

Categories
Opposites
group cohesion/gathering behavior

flocksdisperses

Spreads widely apart

scatters · dispersals · separates · divides · fragments

quantity/number

flocksindividual

One separate human being

one · single · singleton · lone · solitary

social organization

flocksloners

People preferring isolation

lone wolves · hermits · isolates · recluses · solitaries

Phrases
Family

flock, flocking, flocked, flock together

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G