flock

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

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.

He told his father, and said it would be just suitable work for him to run about fields and woods amongst the strawberry hills after a flock of hares, and now and then lie down and take a nap on some sunny hill.

Those served by a particular pastor or shepherd.

But lapsed into so long a pause again / As half amazed, half frighted all his flock: [...]

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.

A large number of people.

The heathen […] came to Nicanor by flocks.

A religious congregation.

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

People flocked to the cinema to see the new film.

What place the gods for our repose assigned. Friends daily flock; and scarce the kindly spring Began to clothe the ground

To flock to; to crowd.

Good fellows, trooping, flocked me so.

Coarse tufts of wool or cotton used in bedding.

A lock of wool or hair.

I prythee, Tom, beat Cut's saddle, put a few flocks in the point.

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.