flock vs peck

flock

verb
  • To coat a surface with dense fibers or particles; especially, to create a dense arrangement of fibers with a desired nap. 

  • To cover a Christmas tree with artificial snow. 

  • To treat a pool with chemicals to remove suspended particles. 

  • To congregate in or head towards a place in large numbers. 

noun
  • A large number of animals associated together in a group; commonly used of sheep, but (dated) also used for goats, farmed animals, and a wide variety of animals. 

  • 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. 

  • A large number of people. 

  • A number of birds together in a group, such as those gathered together for the purpose of migration. 

  • Those served by a particular pastor or shepherd.herd/flock 

  • Coarse tufts of wool or cotton used in bedding. 

  • A religious congregation. 

  • A lock of wool or hair. 

peck

verb
  • To do something in small, intermittent pieces. 

  • To form by striking with the beak or a pointed instrument. 

  • To strike or pierce with the beak or bill (of a bird). 

  • To type in general. 

  • To strike, pick, thrust against, or dig into, with a pointed instrument, especially with repeated quick movements. 

  • To type by searching for each key individually. 

  • To seize and pick up with the beak, or as if with the beak; to bite; to eat; often with up. 

  • To lurch forward; especially, of a horse, to stumble after hitting the ground with the toe instead of the flat of the foot. 

  • To throw. 

  • To kiss briefly. 

noun
  • A great deal; a large or excessive quantity. 

  • An act of striking with a beak. 

  • A small kiss. 

  • One quarter of a bushel; a dry measure of eight quarts. 

  • Discoloration caused by fungus growth or insects. 

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