Flock and Nest

Flock

Flock noun - A great number of persons or creatures massed together.

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Nest and flock are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Nest" instead a noun "Flock".

Nearby Words: flocked, flocking

Nest noun - A place or environment that favors the development of something.

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Flock and nest are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Flock" instead a noun "Nest".

Nearby Words: nested, nestling, nesting, nestable

particular	particular flock	particular nest
complete	complete flock	complete nest
original	original flock	original nest
entire	entire flock	entire nest
Other adjectives: massive, large, swarming, huge, new, angry, gigantic, local, giant.

Cult: Raven's Nest and Flock groups, as well as TNA's Serotonin, all had this vibe.

Source: Wrestling / Raven
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest used the children's rhyme "Wire, briar, limber-lock/Three geese in a flock/One flew east, one flew west/One flew over the cuckoo's nest"; it's also used later in one of Bromden's flashbacks.

Source: Epigraph

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