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parvi — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bevy noun A group of birds, especially quail, gathered together.
  • cast verb To throw something, especially with some force or intent.
  • cloud noun A visible mass of water droplets floating in the sky.
  • cluster noun A small group of things growing, gathered, or occurring closely together.
  • covey noun A brood or family of partridges (family Phasianidae), which includes game birds such as grouse (tribe Tetraonini) and ptarmigans (tribe Tetraonini, genus Lagopus).
  • flight noun A journey made by an aircraft, especially a scheduled trip between two places.
  • flock noun A group of birds, sheep, or other animals gathered or travelling together.
  • gallery noun A room or building used to display works of art.
  • gam noun A person's leg, especially a shapely one — a dated, informal usage.
  • kettle noun A container with a spout used for boiling water.
  • murder noun The crime of deliberately killing another person.
  • muster verb To gather or summon up, especially strength, courage, or support.
  • mutation noun A change or alteration, especially a permanent change in an organism's genetic material.
  • pod noun A seed case of a plant, especially a legume, that splits open when ripe.
  • school noun An institution where people, especially children, go to be taught.
  • swarm noun A large group of insects, especially bees, moving or migrating together.

Senses

parvi is used for these senses in English:

  • bevy (collective) A small group of persons, especially of girls and women.
  • cast A group of crabs.
  • cloud A group or swarm, especially suspended above the ground or flying.
  • cluster A bunch or group of several discrete items that are close to each other.
  • covey (figurative) A group or party of people; also, a group or set of things.
  • covey A group of other birds, such as quail (superfamily Phasianoidea).
  • flight (collective) A collective term for doves or swallows.
  • flock A number of birds together in a group, such as those gathered together for the purpose of migration.

bevy — full definition

  1. noun A group of birds, especially quail, gathered together.
  2. noun A large group of people or things, especially an impressive gathering.

cast — full definition

  1. verb To throw something, especially with some force or intent.
  2. verb To choose actors for the roles in a play, film, or show.
  3. verb To shape a liquid material, especially molten metal, by pouring it into a mould.
  4. noun The group of actors performing in a play, film, or show.
  5. noun A rigid support, often plaster, used to hold a broken bone in place while it heals.

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