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vol — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bevy noun A group of birds, especially quail, gathered together.
  • 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.
  • larceny noun The crime of unlawfully taking someone else's property with the intent to keep it permanently.
  • skein noun A quantity of thread, yarn, etc., wound on a reel then removed and loosely knotted into an oblong shape; a skein of cotton is formed by eighty turns of thread around a reel with a fifty-four inch diameter.
  • steal verb To take something that belongs to someone else without permission or intention of returning it.
  • theft noun The crime of stealing something that belongs to someone else.

Senses

vol is used for these senses in English:

  • bevy (collective) A small group of persons, especially of girls and women.
  • flock A number of birds together in a group, such as those gathered together for the purpose of migration.
  • larceny (legal, uncountable) The unlawful taking of personal property as an attempt to deprive the legal owner of it permanently. [from mid-15th c.]
  • skein (zoology, UK, dialect, collective) A group of wild fowl (e.g. geese, goslings) when they are in flight.
  • steal The act of stealing.
  • steal (slang, figurative) A piece of merchandise available at a very low, attractive price; the act of buying it.
  • theft The act of stealing property.
  • vol (heraldiccharge) A heraldic symbol consisting of a pair of outstretched wings, often conjoined at their shoulders.

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.

flight — full definition

  1. noun A journey made by an aircraft, especially a scheduled trip between two places.
  2. noun The act or ability of flying through the air.
  3. noun A set of stairs between two landings.
  4. noun The act of running away or escaping.
  5. noun A small tasting selection of several drinks, such as wines or beers.

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