BEVY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A flock of birds (especially when gathered close together on the ground)

Example:

we were visited at breakfast by a bevy of excited ducks

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("bevy" is a kind of...):

flock (a group of birds)

Meronyms (members of "bevy"):

quail (small gallinaceous game birds)

Meaning:

A large gathering of people of a particular type

Example:

a bevy of young beach boys swarmed around him

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("bevy" is a kind of...):

assemblage; gathering (a group of persons together in one place)