flock
/flɑk/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.69 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A number of birds together in a group, such as those gathered together for the purpose of migration.
noun
A number of birds together in a group, such as those gathered together for the purpose of migration.
noun
A number of birds together in a group, such as those gathered together for the purpose of migration.
noun
Those served by a particular pastor or shepherd.
noun
Those served by a particular pastor or shepherd.
Example Sentences
- "He told his father, and said it would be just suitable work for him to run about fields and woods amongst the strawberry hills after a flock of hares, and now and then lie down and take a nap on some sunny hill."
- "Into the trees / Past meadow grounds / And further away from my home / Baying behind me / I hear the hounds / Flock's chasing to find me alone / A trail of sickness / Leading to me / If I am haunted / Then you will see"
- "My parents kept a flock of sheep. When Andy and I married in 1990, I brought 11 sheep descended from my father's flock to Andy's family's dairy farm."
- "The heathen […] came to Nicanor by flocks."
- "But lapsed into so long a pause again / As half amazed, half frighted all his flock: [...]"
- "I also have other sheep that are not from this pen. I must lead them. They, too, will respond to my voice. So they will be one flock with one shepherd."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *flukkaz Proto-West Germanic *flokk Old English flocc Middle English flok English flock From Middle English flok, from Old English flocc (“flock, company, troop”), from Proto-West Germanic *flokk, from Proto-Germanic *flukkaz (“crowd, troop”). Cognate with German Low German Flock (“crowd, flock”), Danish flok (“flock”), Swedish flock (“flock”), Norwegian flokk (“flock”), Faroese flokkur (“flock”), Icelandic flokkur (“flock, group”). Related also to Norman fliotchet (“flock, crowd”), from Old Norse. Perhaps related to Old English folc (“crowd, troop, band”). More at folk.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /flɑk/
- British English: /flɒk/
Usage
Subject
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