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   Swarm

   /swôrm/

   

   noun

   • 1. a large or dense group of insects, especially flying ones: "a swarm of locusts"
   • ▪ a large number of honeybees that leave a hive en masse with a newly fertilized queen in order to establish a new colony. Similar hiveflightflockcovey
   • ▪ a large number of people or things: "a swarm of journalists" Similar crowdmultitudehordehostmobgangthrongstreammassbodybandarmytrooplegionflockherdpackdroveseaarraymyriadpileknotclustergroup
   • ▪ a series of similar-sized earthquakes occurring together, typically near a volcano.
   • ▪ a large number of minor celestial objects occurring together in space, especially a dense shower of meteors.

   verb

   • 1. (of insects) move in or form a swarm: "a plague of locusts swarmed across the countryside"
   • ▪ (of honeybees, ants, or termites) issue from the nest in large numbers with a newly fertilized queen in order to found new colonies: "the bees had swarmed and left the hive"
   • 2. move somewhere in large numbers: "protesters were swarming into the building"

   Word Origin Old Englishswearm (noun), of Germanic origin; related to German Schwarm, probably also to the base of Sanskrit svarati ‘it sounds’.

   Scrabble Points: 10

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   Swarm definition: a body of honeybees that emigrate from a hive and fly off together, accompanied by a queen, to start a new colony.. See examples of SWARM used in a sentence.

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   SWARM definition: 1. a large group of things, usually insects, moving together: 2. to move in a large group: . Learn more.

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   May 9, 2024 · 8 meanings: 1. a group of social insects, esp bees led by a queen, that has left the parent hive in order to start a new colony.... Click for more definitions.

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   Define swarm. swarm synonyms, swarm pronunciation, swarm translation, English dictionary definition of swarm. n. 1. A large number of insects or other small organisms, especially when in motion. 2. A group of bees, social wasps, or ants, when migrating with a queen...

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