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/flɒk/ · noun
A number of birds together in a group, such as those gathered together for the purpose of migration..
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.
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.
The heathen […] came to Nicanor by flocks.
People flocked to the cinema to see the new film.
What place the gods for our repose assigned. Friends daily flock; and scarce the kindly spring Began to clothe the ground
Use flock when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Flock means A number of birds together in a group, such as those gathered together for the purpose of migration..
Common synonyms include bunch, gaggle, horde, host.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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.
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