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Schar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • army noun A large organized force trained and equipped for warfare, especially on land.
  • bevy noun A group of birds, especially quail, gathered together.
  • congregation noun The group of people gathered for worship at a church, synagogue, mosque, or other place of worship.
  • drove noun A herd of animals being driven together, or a large moving crowd of people.
  • flock noun A group of birds, sheep, or other animals gathered or travelling together.
  • 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.

Senses

Schar is used for these senses in English:

  • army (figuratively) A large group of people working toward the same purpose.
  • army (figuratively) A large group of social animals working toward the same purpose.
  • bevy (collective) A small group of persons, especially of girls and women.
  • bevy (collective) A large group or collection.
  • congregation A Roman Congregation, a main department of the Vatican administration of the Catholic Church.
  • congregation A flock of various birds, such as plovers or eagles.
  • drove (figuratively, by extension, usually, in the plural) A large number of people on the move.
  • flock A number of birds together in a group, such as those gathered together for the purpose of migration.

army — full definition

  1. noun A large organized force trained and equipped for warfare, especially on land.
  2. noun A large group of people or things organized or working toward a common goal.

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.

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