PECK vs FLOCK: NOUN
- A short kiss.
- A quick, sharp stroke, as with the beak of a bird or a pointed instrument.
- A United States dry measure equal to 8 quarts or 537.605 cubic inches
- A great deal; a large or excessive quantity.
- The fourth part of a bushel; a dry measure of eight quarts.
- A peck-measure.
- Specifically The fourth part of a bushel, a dry measure of 8 quarts for grain, pulse, etc.
- A quantity; a great deal.
- A stroke with the beak, or with some sharp-pointed tool.
- A light quick kiss.
- A mark or hole made by such a stroke.
- A large quantity; a lot.
- A container holding or measuring a peck.
- A unit of dry volume or capacity in the US Customary System equal to 8 quarts or approximately 537.6 cubic inches.
- (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
- A British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 gallons
- Meat victuals; food.
- A group of birds
- A group of sheep or goats
- An orderly crowd
- (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
- A lock or tuft of wool or hair.
- Finely powdered wool or cloth, used, when colored, for making flock-paper and also formerly as shoddy. See extract under flock-powder.
- The refuse of wool, or the shearings of woolen goods, or old cloth or rags torn or broken up by the machine called the devil, used for stuffing mattresses, upholstering furniture, etc.
- Same as flock-bed.
- Plural Dregs; sediment; specks; motes.
- In chem., a loose light mass of any substance: usually applied only to such masses as they appear suspended in a solution.
- A hurdle: same as flake.
- A company or collection of living creatures; -- especially applied to sheep and birds, rarely to persons or (except in the plural) to cattle and other large animals.
- Synonyms Flock, Gaggle, Covey, Pack, Gang, Wisp, Bevy, Sedge, Brood. Flock is the popular term for birds of many sorts; it is applied by sportsmen especially to wild ducks, geese, and shore-birds. Herbert applies gaggle to geese; Colquhoun applies it to geese swimming; it is not used in the United States. Covey is applied to several kinds of birds, especially partridges and pinnated grouse. Pack is applied to the pinnated grouse in the late season when they go in “packs” or large flocks. Gang is applied to wild turkeys, wisp to snipe, bevy to quail, sedge to herons. Brood applies to the mother and her young till the latter are old enough for game.
- A lock of wool or hair.
- Woolen or cotton refuse (sing. pl.), old rags, etc., reduced to a degree of fineness by machinery, and used for stuffing unpholstered furniture.
- Very fine, sifted, woolen refuse, especially that from shearing the nap of cloths, used as a coating for wall paper to give it a velvety or clothlike appearance; also, the dust of vegetable fiber used for a similar purpose.
- A bed filled with flocks or locks of coarse wool, or pieces of cloth cut up fine.
- Paper coated with flock fixed with glue or size.
- Coarse tufts of wool or cotton used in bedding
- A large number of people
- A large number of birds, especially those gathered together for the purpose of migration.
- A large number of animals, especially sheep or goats kept together.
- A Christian church or congregation; considered in their relation to the pastor, or minister in charge.
- Those served by a particular pastor or shepherd
- A tuft, as of fiber or hair.
- Waste wool or cotton used for stuffing furniture and mattresses.
- Pulverized wool or felt that is applied to paper, cloth, or metal to produce a texture or pattern.
- A group of animals that live, travel, or feed together.
- A group of people under the leadership of one person, especially the members of a church.
- A large crowd or number: : crowd.
- A church congregation guided by a pastor
- Hence In Biblical and ecclesiastical use, a company of persons united in one church, under a leader called, by the same figure, the shepherd or pastor; a congregation, with regard to its minister.
- A company or band (of persons).
- A company of animals, in modern use especially of sheep, goats, or birds. Among sportsmen it is applied especially to companies of wild ducks, geese, and shore-birds.
PECK vs FLOCK: VERB
- Kiss lightly
- Bother persistently with trivial complaints
- Hit lightly with a picking motion
- Eat by pecking at, like a bird
- Eat like a bird
- To strike or pierce with the beak or bill (of a bird) or similar instrument.
- To do something in small, intermittent pieces.
- To type by searching for each key individually.
- To type in general.
- To kiss.
- To congregate in or head towards a place in large numbers.
- To coat a surface with dense fibers or particles.
- Come together as in a cluster or flock
- Move as a crowd or in a group
- To treat a pool with chemicals to remove suspended particles.
PECK vs FLOCK: INTRANSITIVE VERB
- To eat slowly and in small portions, with litle interest
- To pick up food with the beak; hence, to eat.
- To make repeated criticisms; carp.
- To eat in small sparing bits; nibble.
- To kiss briefly and casually.
- To grasp and pick up with the beak.
- To strike with the beak or a pointed instrument.
- To make strokes with the beak, or with a pointed instrument.
- To gather or travel in a flock or crowd.
- The greater scaup duck.
- To gather in companies or crowds.
PECK vs FLOCK: TRANSITIVE VERB
- To strike with the beak; to thrust the beak into.
- Hence: To strike, pick, thrust against, or dig into, with a pointed instrument; especially, to strike, pick, etc., with repeated quick movements.
- To seize and pick up with the beak, or as with the beak; to bite; to eat; -- often with up.
- To flock to; to crowd.
- To coat with flock, as wall paper; to roughen the surface of (as glass) so as to give an appearance of being covered with fine flock.
- To texture or pattern with pulverized wool or felt.
- To stuff with waste wool or cotton.
PECK vs FLOCK: OTHER WORD TYPES
- To make strokes or light blows with the beak or some pointed instrument.
- To make or effect by striking with the beak or any pointed instrument: as, to peck a hole in a tree.
- To pick up or take with the beak.
- To strike with the beak, as a bird; hence, to strike lightly with some sharp-pointed instrument.
- To fall or pitch forward: said in particular of a horse when he touches the ground with his toe first in a stride, instead of stepping on the whole foot.
- A light kiss
- Bite by a bird
- To attack repeatedly with petty criticism; carp at.
- To flout; jeer.
- To gather in a flock, company, or crowd; go in a flock or crowd: as, birds of a feather flock together; the people flocked together in the market-place.
- To gather into a flock or company.
- To crowd.
- To cover with flock; distribute flock on (a prepared surface of cloth or paper). E. H. Knight. See flock, n., 2.
PECK vs FLOCK: RELATED WORDS
- Lot, Mint, Pile, Hatful, Plenty, Whole lot, Great deal, Sight, Wad, Pick, Muckle, Flock, Nag, Smack, Beak
- Lot, Great deal, Mess, Heap, Pile, Muckle, Plenty, Mass, Slew, Spate, Clump, Cluster, Peck, Batch, Sight
PECK vs FLOCK: DESCRIBE WORDS
- Heap, Mess, Lot, Mint, Pile, Hatful, Plenty, Whole lot, Sight, Wad, Pick, Muckle, Flock, Smack, Beak
- Wad, Whole lot, Tidy sum, Lot, Mess, Heap, Pile, Muckle, Plenty, Mass, Slew, Clump, Cluster, Batch, Sight
PECK vs FLOCK: SENTENCE EXAMPLES
- MD, KARL R PECK, ERIC A PECK, MD.
- Elisha Frankliu Peck, the fifth child of Elisha Peck and Miliccut Bjiiigton, was born at Old Stockbridge, Mass.
- Fort Peck Dam on the Missouri River creates Fort Peck Lake, near Glasgow, northeastern Montana.
- Raoul Peck, Pascal Bonitzer produit par Jacques Bidou un film de Raoul Peck.
- Peck, Managing Partner of Peck Ritchey, LLC addresses questions about military pensions, advanced directives, living wills, and online legal services.
- Asks Peck to report on the cases since they were likely before him while Peck was Assistant Provost Marshal.
- Besides her husband, she is survived by one daughter, Miss Ruth Peck; two sons, Allan and Edwin Peck, Jr.
- Scott Peck fan, but I did not find this book added much to what Peck had already wrote.
- Leland Peck, Harlan Peck and so many friends.
- RORY: Peck, peck, peck, day in and day out.
- We saw several Eagles, one flock of swans, a flock of ducks and a couple of deer.
- All the flock must affirm all the confession because the flock is finally responsible for guarding that confessionthe whole house.
- As the holy flock, as the flock of Jerusalem in her solemn feasts.
- Who keepeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock?
- Or who tends a flock and does not drink of the milk of the flock?
- No person shall apply a flock ID tag to an animal that has not resided in that flock.
- The church is a flock, like a flock of sheep.
- They promote wolves amongst the flock of God and hand the flock over to be devoured.
- The little flock became a larger flock; for three thousand more were added.
- Flock feeding in fiddler crabs: are flock members really safer?
PECK vs FLOCK: QUESTIONS
- Why is keyboarding preferred over the hunt-and-peck method?
- What kind of movies did Peck and King make together?
- Are ancestral prayers allowed at Peck San Theng columbarium?
- How do Evans&Peck prepare its access arrangement forecasts?
- Where can I go stargazing near Fort Peck Reservoir?
- When did Robert Fairchild and Tiler Peck get married?
- Do woodpeckers Peck buildings when They're starving?
- What happened on Peck Road in Shalersville Township?
- What challenges did Tiler Peck Face in Terpsichore?
- What are Peck's character traits in Horseshoe Peck?
- What supplies do you need to flock a Christmas tree?
- What was the huge flock of Seagulls in South Purdown?
- Why flock is the best platform for employee benefits?
- What are the different types of farm flock management?
- Can I use flock () with a multithreaded server API?
- How can I protect my flock from waterfowl droppings?
- When did Angry Birds launch it Flock Favorites release?
- Is there an interaction between fcntl () and flock (2)?
- Does Trumper identify Shaun and the flock as sheep?
- How many satellites are in the Flock constellation?