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Schwarm — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bevy noun A group of birds, especially quail, gathered together.
  • cluster noun A small group of things growing, gathered, or occurring closely together.
  • congregation noun The group of people gathered for worship at a church, synagogue, mosque, or other place of worship.
  • crush verb To squeeze or press something so hard that its shape or structure is destroyed.
  • flock noun A group of birds, sheep, or other animals gathered or traveling together.
  • run verb To move quickly on foot, faster than walking.
  • 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.
  • throng noun A large, densely packed crowd of people.

Senses

Schwarm is used for these senses in English:

  • bevy (collective) A small group of persons, especially of girls and women.
  • cluster (astronomy) A group of galaxies, nebulae, or stars that appear to the naked eye to be near each other.
  • cluster A bunch or group of several discrete items that are close to each other.
  • cluster A set of bombs or mines released as part of the same blast.
  • 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.
  • crush (informal, by extension) The human object of such infatuation or affection.
  • 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.

cluster — full definition

  1. noun A small group of things growing, gathered, or occurring closely together.
  2. verb To gather or group closely together.
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