flock

nouncongregation

verbcongregate

Word Origin & History

Old English flocc "a group of persons, company, troop," related to Old Norse flokkr "crowd, troop, band," Middle Low German vlocke "crowd, flock (of sheep);" not found in other Germanic languages; perhaps related to folc "people," but the metathesis would have been unusual for Old English.

Extended c.1200 to "a number of animals of one kind moving or feeding together;" of domestic animals c.1300. Transferred to bodies of Christians, in relation to Christ or their local pastor, from mid-14c.

Example Sentences for flock

Hester knew nothing of the state of either, nor had they ever belonged to her flock.

They had stumbled in the dark on the bedding-place of a flock of Bighorn.

They could feel the flock huddling back, and the warmth of the packed fleeces.

There's a world of difference catering for a Set, and a Flock.

Yet it had sufficed that the nations should flock there for a pestilence ...

EXPAND

Relevance ranks synonyms and suggests the best matches based on how closely a synonym’s sense matches the sense you selected.

Relevance

A-Z

Length

Synonyms for flock

noun congregation

flock

Synonyms for flock

More words related to flock

amount

amounts

armies

army

assemble

assembly

flock

Synonyms for flock

More words related to flock

.css-b3ywll{color:inherit;-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;}amount

amounts

armies

army

assemble

assembly

amount