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Nouns (3)

n. a group of many things in the air or on the ground; "a swarm of insects obscured the light"; "clouds of blossoms"; "it discharged a cloud of spores"

drove, horde

n. a moving crowd

Verbs (6)

teem, pullulate

v. be teeming, be abuzz; "The garden was swarming with bees"; "The plaza is teeming with undercover policemen"; "her mind pullulated with worries"

pour, stream, teem, pullulate

v. move in large numbers; "people were pouring out of the theater"; "beggars pullulated in the plaza"

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Fuzzynyms (38)

band

n. a range of frequencies between two limits

tribe, folk

n. a social division of (usually preliterate) people

crowd, crew, gang, bunch

n. an informal body of friends; "he still hangs out with the same crowd"

horde

n. a nomadic community

gang, pack, ring, mob

n. an association of criminals; "police tried to break up the gang"; "a pack of thieves"

horde, host, legion

n. a vast multitude

abound

v. be abundant or plentiful; exist in large quantities

course

v. hunt with hounds; "He often courses hares"

roll

v. move, rock, or sway from side to side; "The ship rolled on the heavy seas"

wind, wrap, roll, twine

v. arrange or or coil around; "roll your hair around your finger"; "Twine the thread around the spool"; "She wrapped her arms around the child"

pour

v. flow in a spurt; "Water poured all over the floor"

stream, well out

v. flow freely and abundantly; "Tears streamed down her face"

bubble over, overflow, spill over

v. overflow with a certain feeling; "The children bubbled over with joy"; "My boss was bubbling over with anger"

course

v. hunt with hounds; "He often courses hares"

pour, pelt, stream, rain cats and dogs, rain buckets

v. rain heavily; "Put on your rain coat-- it's pouring outside!"

spurt, spirt, gush, spout

v. gush forth in a sudden stream or jet; "water gushed forth"

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