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Droves

noun
/dɹəʊvz/
Word Frequency: 0.4

Definitions

1.nounA number of cattle driven to market or new pastures.
2.noun(usually in the plural) A large number of people on the move (literally or figuratively).
3.noun(collective) A group of hares.
4.nounA road or track along which cattle are habitually driven.
5.nounA narrow drain or channel used in the irrigation of land.
6.nounA broad chisel used to bring stone to a nearly smooth surface.
7.nounThe grooved surface of stone finished by the drove chisel.
8.verbTo herd cattle; particularly over a long distance.
9.verbTo finish (stone) with a drove chisel.

Synonyms

swarmhordedrove chiselherdsmassesweightweightsen massehordesthrongshoardsflock

Rhymes With

alcovescovesloavesclovesrovesgoavesmauvesgroves
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