Bevy

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  • noun. A group of birds, especially quail.
  • noun. A group or assemblage.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A flock of birds, especially of larks or quails.
  • noun. A small company or troop, as of roebucks, heifers, etc.
  • noun. A group or small company of persons, especially of girls or women, but also used of the male sex: as, “a bevy of powdered coxcombs,” Goldsmith; “a bevy of renegades,” Macaulay, Hist. Eng.
  • noun. A small collection of objects; an assemblage of things.
  • noun. Synonyms Covey, etc. See flock.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A company; an assembly or collection of persons, especially of ladies.
  • noun. A flock of birds, especially quails or larks; also, a herd of roes.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A group of animals, in particular quail.
  • noun. A large group or collection.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a flock of birds (especially when gathered close together on the ground)
  • noun. a large gathering of people of a particular type
  • Word Usage
    "In one room sat the computers -- that is, a bevy of mathematically gifted women toiling away on regression analysis with sharp pencils."
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    Chevy  Levy  chevy  heavy  levee  
    Same Context
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    coterie  covey  gaggle  retinue  
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