Bevy

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A group of animals or birds, especially larks or quail. See Synonyms at flock1.
  • n. A group or an assemblage: a bevy of beauties.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A group of animals, in particular quail.
  • n. A large group or collection.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A company; an assembly or collection of persons, especially of ladies.
  • n. A flock of birds, especially quails or larks; also, a herd of roes.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A flock of birds, especially of larks or quails.
  • n. A small company or troop, as of roebucks, heifers, etc.
  • n. A group or small company of persons, especially of girls or women, but also used of the male sex: as, “a bevy of powdered coxcombs,” Goldsmith; “a bevy of renegades,” Macaulay, Hist. Eng.
  • n. A small collection of objects; an assemblage of things.
  • n. Synonyms Covey, etc. See flock.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a flock of birds (especially when gathered close together on the ground)
  • n. a large gathering of people of a particular type
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    flock    gathering    assemblage   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    company    flock   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Chevy    Levy    chevy    heavy    levee    levy   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    gaggle    retinue    covey    coterie