flock vs flood

flock and flood both are nouns.

flock and flood both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
flock	Yes	No	Yes	No
flood	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, flood is a hyponym of flock; that is, flood is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than flock:

flock: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
flood: an overwhelming number or amount

Other hyponyms of flock include deluge, inundation, torrent, haymow.

flock (noun)	flood (noun)
a group of birds	the act of flooding; filling to overflowing
a group of sheep or goats	a large flow
a church congregation guided by a pastor	light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography
an orderly crowd	the occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide)
(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent	the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
	an overwhelming number or amount

flock (verb)	flood (verb)
come together as in a cluster or flock	cover with liquid, usually water
move as a crowd or in a group	become filled to overflowing
	fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid
	supply with an excess of

Difference between flock and flood

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