bevy

A noun referring to a large group or gathering of people of a particular type, or a flock of birds, especially when gathered closely together on the ground.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant un grand groupe d'oiseaux, notamment lorsqu'ils sont rassemblés au sol, ou par extension une grande assemblée de personnes du même type.

1. Group of people B2 formal

   A large group or collection of people, typically of a particular type.

   • A bevy of reporters waited outside the courthouse.
   • The restaurant was filled with a bevy of hungry tourists.
   • A bevy of young actors attended the premiere.

   🇫🇷Groupe de personnes

   Synonymes: assemblagebandcompanycrowdganggatheringhordehostmobmultitudepackswarmthrongtroop

2. Flock of birds B2 formal

   A flock of birds, especially quail or larks, gathered together on the ground.

   • A bevy of quail scurried across the field.
   • We spotted a bevy of larks resting in the meadow.
   • The hunter startled a bevy of birds from the underbrush.

   🇫🇷Volée d'oiseaux (cailles ou alouettes)

   Synonymes: coveyexaltationflightflock

• bevies plural form
• bevies' possessive plural form
• bevy's possessive singular form