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swarm::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | cloud |
| Type of | group, grouping |
| Has types | infestation, plague |
a swarm of insects obscured the light.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | pour, pullulate, stream, teem |
| Type of | crowd together, crowd |
| Has types | pour out, spill out, spill over |
Examples of swarm
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Five lanky dogs with sweet black-lined eyes swarm the door of this Fairfax home.
From the sfgate.com
The bollworm is one of a swarm of genetically engineered insects on the horizon.
From the businessweek.com
The summer TV shows are beginning to swarm in like fish flies on a steamy night.
From the freep.com
That left him in the clear once he broke through the initial swarm of defenders.
From the thestate.com
I even found a colony-less friend who wanted a swarm, so that was all very good.
From the scienceblogs.com
On Monday, Wizards coach Eddie Jordan rushed far more double teams to swarm him.
From the chron.com
Still, for now, the sun is peeping out from behind a swarm of puffy grey clouds.
From the guardian.co.uk
It's a time when walleye swarm the rocky dam face as the females lay their eggs.
From the omaha.com
Thousands of fans began to swarm the field before the final play had even ended.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- Drove: a moving crowd
- Teem: be teeming, be abuzz; "The garden was swarming with bees"; "The plaza is teeming with undercover policemen"; "her mind pullulated with worries"
- 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"
- Pour: move in large numbers; "people were pouring out of the theater"; "beggars pullulated in the plaza"
- Swarm describes a behaviour of an aggregate of animals of similar size and body orientation, often moving en masse or migrating in the same direction. Swarming is a general term that can be applied to any animal that swarms. ...
- Swarm! is the second album by Finnish death metal band Torture Killer, released February 24, 2006. The album is the only album by Torture Killer to feature vocalist Chris Barnes.
- The SWARM Remote Weapon System (Stabilised Weapon And Reconnaissance Mount) is a fully armored remote weapon system designed and built by the Thales Group in Glasgow, Scotland. ...
- Little Blue Crunchy Things was an American rock/jazz group from the Milwaukee, WI area. During their decade-long performance career (from the late 1980s to about 2000), LBCT were a hit among audiences and the local press due to their unique mix of jazz, rock, blues, funk, and hip hop music.
- Swarm (USA), formed in 1997, composed mostly of former thrash metal band Death Angel members.
