English dictionary

swarm

/sw/O/rm/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

a moving crowd

noun.group

Synonyms drove horde

Source: WordNet 3.0
a group of many things in the air or on the ground

noun.group

Examples
A swarm of insects obscured the light.

Synonyms cloud

Source: WordNet 3.0
A large number or mass of small animals or insects, especially when in motion.

noun

Source: webster1913

be teeming, be abuzz

verb.stative

Examples
The garden was swarming with bees.

Synonyms pullulate teem

Source: WordNet 3.0
move in large numbers

verb.motion

Synonyms pour pullulate stream teem

Source: WordNet 3.0
To climb a tree, pole, or the like, by embracing it with the arms and legs alternately. See <u>Shin</u>.

verb

Source: webster1913
To collect, and depart from a hive by flight in a body; -- said of bees; as, bees <i>swarm</i> in warm, clear days in summer.

verb

Source: webster1913
To crowd or throng.

verb

Source: webster1913