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Gathering vs Flock - What's the difference?

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Gathering is a related term of flock.


As nouns the difference between gathering and flock

is that gathering is a meeting or get-together; a party or social function while flock is a large number of birds, especially those gathered together for the purpose of migration or flock can be coarse tufts of wool or cotton used in bedding.

As verbs the difference between gathering and flock

is that gathering is present continuous of gather; collecting or bringing together while flock is to congregate in or head towards a place in large numbers or flock can be to coat a surface with dense fibers or particles.

gathering

English

(wikipedia gathering)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) .

Noun

(en noun)
  • A meeting or get-together; a party or social function.
    • I met her at a gathering of engineers and scientists.
  • A group of people or things.
    • A gathering of fruit.
  • ((bookbinding)) A section, a group of bifolios, or sheets of paper, stacked together and folded in half.
    • This gathering machine forms the backbone of a bookbinding operation.
  • A charitable contribution; a collection.
  • A tumor or boil suppurated or maturated; an abscess.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) (m), equivalent to .

    Verb

    (head)
  • present continuous of gather; collecting or bringing together
    • She enjoyed gathering wildflowers.
    Derived terms
    *

    flock

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) . More at (l).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • 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.
  • Those served by a particular pastor or shepherd.
  • * {{quote-book
    • , year=1995 , author=Green Key Books , title=God's Word to the Nations (John 10:16) citation , passage=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. }}
  • * Tennyson
    • As half amazed, half frighted all his flock .
  • A large number of people.
  • * Bible, 2 Macc. xiv. 14
    • The heathen came to Nicanor by flocks .
    Synonyms
    * congregation, bunch, gaggle, horde, host, legion, litter, nest, rabble, swarm, throng, wake

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To congregate in or head towards a place in large numbers.
    • People flocked to the cinema to see the new film.
  • * Dryden
    • Friends daily flock .
  • (obsolete) To flock to; to crowd.
  • * 1609 , Taylor
    • Good fellows, trooping, flocked me so.
  • To treat a pool with chemicals to remove suspended particles.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Coarse tufts of wool or cotton used in bedding
  • A lock of wool or hair.
  • *(William Shakespeare) (c.1564–1616)
  • *:I prythee, Tom, beat Cut's saddle, put a few flocks in the point [pommel].
  • Very fine sifted woollen refuse, especially that from shearing the nap of cloths, formerly used as a coating for wallpaper to give it a velvety or clothlike appearance; also, the dust of vegetable fibre used for a similar purpose.
  • *
  • *:There was a neat hat-and-umbrella stand, and the stranger's weary feet fell soft on a good, serviceable dark-red drugget, which matched in colour the flock -paper on the walls.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To coat a surface with dense fibers or particles.