English

Etymology
Old English flocc

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-flock.ogg|Audio (US)

:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�k|-�k

Noun
en-noun

1. A large number of birds, especially gathered together for the purpose of migration.
2. A large number of sheep kept together
3. a large number of people
4. coarse tufts of wool or cotton used in bedding

Synonyms
bunch, gaggle, horde, host, legion, litter, nest, rabble, swarm, throng

Translations
trans-top|birds
Czech: t-|cs|hejno|n
Danish: flok g|Danish
Finnish: parvi, lauma, katras
French: t+|fr|vol|m, t+|fr|bande|f, t+|fr|groupe|m
German: t+|de|Schwarm|m
Icelandic: t+|is|flokkur|m, t+|is|hópur|m
Italian: t-|it|stormo|m
Lithuanian: pulkas f
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Portuguese: t+|pt|bando|m
Slovene: jata f
Swedish: t-|sv|flock|c
Telugu: ���ప� (guMpu)
Turkish: t+|tr|sürü
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trans-top|sheep
Czech: t-|cs|stádo|n
Danish: flok g|Danish
German: t+|de|Herde|f
Icelandic: hjörð f
Italian: t+|it|branco|m, t+|it|gregge|m
trans-mid
Kurdish: KUchar|�ا�
Swedish: t-|sv|flock|c
Turkish: t+|tr|sürü
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trans-top|people
German: t+|de|Herde|f
Icelandic: t+|is|hópur|m
Italian: t+|it|folla|f
trans-mid
Swedish: flock#Swedish|flock c, hop, folkmassa
Turkish: sürü taboo
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Verb
en-verb

1. transitive To congregate in or head towards a place in large numbers.
2. transitive To coat a surface with dense fibers or particles

Translations
rfc-level|Translations at L3+ (AutoFormat? would have corrected level of Translations)
Icelandic: hópast saman
Swedish: flockas
Telugu: ��మి��డ� (gumigUDu)

Category:English collective nouns

Swedish

Noun
flock c
sv-noun-reg-ar

1. flock of sheep or goats
2. flock of birds
3. flock of people
4. pride of lions
5. pack of wolves or dogs
6. pod of whales

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• 2007-11-27 16:18 - Tbot - updated t/t-/t+ templates, added t for cs, fr, is, it, pt, sv, tr

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