"bevy" meaning in English

See bevy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈbɛvi/ Audio: en-au-bevy.ogg [Australia] Forms: bevies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛvi Etymology: From Middle English bevey, of uncertain origin, possibly Anglo-Norman. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|bevey}} Middle English bevey, {{unc|en|nocap=1}} uncertain, {{der|en|xno|-}} Anglo-Norman Head templates: {{en-noun}} bevy (plural bevies)
  1. (collective) A group of animals, especially quail or other birds. Tags: collective Translations (group of birds): երամ (eram) (Armenian), տարմ (tarm) (Armenian), ято (jato) [neuter] (Bulgarian), (qún) (Chinese Mandarin), hejno [neuter] (Czech), zwerm [masculine] (Dutch), vlucht [feminine] (Dutch), schare [feminine] (Dutch), parvi (Finnish), vol (French), passée (French), Schwarm [masculine] (German), Schar [feminine] (German), csapat (Hungarian), stormo (Italian), volata (Italian), passo (Italian), 群れ (mure) (alt: むれ) (Japanese), banda [feminine] (Occitan), bandada [feminine] (Occitan), bando [masculine] (Portuguese), stol [neuter] (Romanian), ста́я (stája) [feminine] (Russian), bandada (Spanish), flock (Swedish), kuş sürüsü (Turkish)
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  2. (collective) A group, especially a large group, and especially a group of attractive girls or women. Tags: collective Translations (group): houf [masculine] (Czech), skupina [feminine] (Czech), hoop [masculine] (Dutch), troep [masculine] (Dutch), schare [feminine] (Dutch), Schar [feminine] (German), csapat (Hungarian), csoport (Hungarian), (egy) sor (Hungarian), tömeg (Hungarian), sokaság (Hungarian), ста́йка (stájka) [feminine] (Russian), grupo [masculine] (Spanish), colección (Spanish), sürü (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-bevy-en-noun-AJ0TTGi0 Disambiguation of 'group': 42 58
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈbɛvi/ Audio: en-au-bevy.ogg [Australia] Forms: bevies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛvi Etymology: See bevvy. Head templates: {{en-noun|bevies}} bevy (plural bevies)
  1. (Liverpool) Alternative form of bevvy. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: bevvy
    Sense id: en-bevy-en-noun-nxDT0MSP Categories (other): Liverpudlian English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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