crowds
Meaning of crowds
plural noun
- a large number of people gathered together in a disorganized or unruly way.
a huge crowd gathered in the street outside
- (of a number of people) fill (a space) almost completely, leaving little or no room for movement.
the dance floor was crowded with revellers
- move too close to (someone).
don't crowd her, she needs air
- exclude someone or something by taking their place.
rampant plants will crowd out the less vigorous
Old English crūdan ‘press, hasten’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kruien ‘push in a wheelbarrow’. In Middle English the senses ‘move by pushing’ and ‘push one's way’ arose, leading to the sense ‘congregate’, and hence (mid 16th century) to the noun.
Information about crowds
- The singular form of crowds is: crowd.
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Hyphenation of crowds
crowds
- It consists of 1 syllables and 6 chars.
- crowds is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
crowds synonyms
Meaning a large, densely packed crowd of people or animals:
Meaning an army or tribe of nomadic warriors:
Meaning a large crowd of people, especially one that is disorderly and intent on causing trouble or violence:
Meaning a disorderly crowd; a mob:
Meaning a large number of people or objects crowded together:
Meaning the mass of ordinary people without power or influence:
Meaning a person who receives or entertains other people as guests:
Meaning a large number of people or things:
Meaning a large group of people with a shared characteristic:
Meaning a large number or crowd of people:
Meaning past of drive:
Meaning the expanse of salt water that covers most of the earth's surface and surrounds its land masses:
Meaning a small, narrow river:
Meaning a group of dancers, actors, or other entertainers who tour to different venues:
Meaning a small cardboard or paper container and the items contained within it:
Meaning a device for applying pressure to something in order to flatten or shape it or to extract juice or oil:
Meaning a crowd of people pressed closely together:
Meaning an overflow of a large amount of water beyond its normal limits, especially over what is normally dry land:
Meaning a group of things or people:
Meaning the person or group of people whose society one is currently sharing:
Meaning an assembly or meeting, especially one held for a specific purpose:
Meaning a group of people gathered together in one place for a common purpose:
Meaning a collection or gathering of things or people:
Meaning an impressive display or range of a particular type of thing:
Meaning a gathering or collection of people, animals, or things:
Meaning a way in which something is usually done:
Meaning a large open area inside or in front of a public building:
Meaning a flock of geese:
Meaning a brief and usually light fall of rain, hail, sleet, or snow:
Meaning a disorderly retreat of defeated troops:
Meaning squeeze or pack tightly into a specified space:
Meaning completely fill (a place or container) to the point of overflowing:
Meaning cause (a space or container) to become full or almost full:
Meaning put more into (a container) than it either should or can contain:
Meaning crowd (a road or place) so as to hinder or prevent freedom of movement:
Meaning (especially of a smell) spread through and be perceived in every part of:
Meaning (of a room, building, or other place) filled by a large number of people; very crowded:
Meaning (of a road or place) so crowded with traffic or people as to hinder or prevent freedom of movement:
Meaning deformed, pulverized, or forced inwards by compression:
Meaning suffering from cramp:
Meaning (of accommodation or a space) filled beyond what is comfortable, safe, or desirable:
Meaning make (something) full; fill up:
Meaning containing an excessive amount of something:
Meaning flooding or flowing over a surface or area:
Meaning be full of or swarming with:
Meaning moving in or forming a large or dense group:
Meaning flock or be present in great numbers:
Meaning having a large population; densely populated:
Meaning having an excessively large population:
Meaning (of a place) containing an excessive number of people:
Meaning keep oneself occupied:
Meaning crowd round (someone) or into (a place) in an unruly way:
Meaning (of a dead animal) having the skin filled with material to restore the original shape and appearance:
Meaning (of a place) extremely crowded:
Meaning tired of or disgusted with something:
Words that rhyme with crowds
dowds, gowds, becrowds, outcrowds, overcrowds
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