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- Dictionarybevy/ˈbɛvi/
noun
- 1. a large group of people or things of a particular kind: "a bevy of big-name cameos will keep the adults entertained"
- 2. a group of roe deer, quails, or larks: rare "a bevy of larks trill their carefree songs"
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BEVY definition: 1. a large group of similar things or people: 2. a large group of a particular type of bird: 3. a…. Learn more.
The meaning of BEVY is a large group or collection. How to use bevy in a sentence. What makes up a bevy?
a group of birds, as larks or quail, or animals, as roebuck, in close association. Synonyms: brood, flight, covey. a large group or collection: a bevy of boisterous sailors. Synonyms: company, assembly. bevy. / ˈbɛvɪ / noun. a flock of quails. a group, esp of girls. a group of roedeer.
n., pl. bev•ies. 1. a group of birds, as larks or quail, or animals, as roebuck, in close association. 2. a large group or collection: a bevy of sailors. [1400–50; late Middle English bevey, of obscure orig.]
1. a group, esp. of girls or women. 2. a flock. now said chiefly of quail. 3. any group or collection.
a large group of similar things or people: The lack of electricity in rural communities creates a bevy of problems. We were greeted by a bevy of excitable journalists. The city boasts a bevy of museums and entertainment options. They led lives of wealth and privilege, complete with big homes and bevies of domestic servants.
A bevy is a flock of birds. Although the term can be used for a variety of birds, it most often refers specifically to a bevy of quail. Other terms exist to describe flocks of other types of birds — a murder of crows, for example.
