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Bunch (cluster)
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bunch — /bunch/, n. 1. a connected group; cluster: a bunch of grapes. 2. a group of things: a bunch of papers. 3. Informal. a group of people: They re a fine bunch of students. 4. a knob; lump; protuberance. v.t. 5. to group together; make a bunch of.… … Universalium
Bunch — (b[u^]nch; 224), n. [Akin to OSw. & Dan. bunke heap, Icel. bunki heap, pile, bunga tumor, protuberance; cf. W. pwng cluster. Cf. {Bunk}.] 1. A protuberance; a hunch; a knob or lump; a hump. [1913 Webster] They will carry . . . their treasures… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cluster — [n] group of something array, assemblage, band, batch, bevy, blob, body, bunch, bundle, chunk, clump, clutch, collection, covey, crew, gathering, hunk, knot, lot, pack, party, set; concept 432 Ant. individual, one cluster [v] assemble, group… … New thesaurus
bunch´er — bunch «buhnch», noun, verb. –n. 1. a group of things of the same kind growing fastened, placed, or thought of together: »a bunch of grapes, a bunch of flowers, a bunch of sheep. SYNONYM(S): batch, cluster. See syn. under bundle. (Cf. ↑bundle) 2.… … Useful english dictionary
bunch — [n] collection of something agglomeration, assemblage, assortment, band, batch, bevy, blob, bouquet, bundle, caboodle*, chunk, clump, cluster, covey, crew, crowd, fascicle, flock, galaxy, gang, gathering, group, heap, host, hunk, knot, lot, mass … New thesaurus
bunch — [bunch] n. [ME bonche, bundle, hump < OFr (Walloon) bouge < Fl boudje, dim. of boud, bundle] 1. a cluster or tuft of things growing together [a bunch of grapes] 2. a collection of things of the same kind fastened or grouped together, or… … English World dictionary
Cluster — Clus ter (kl[u^]s t[ e]r), n. [AS. cluster, clyster; cf. LG. kluster (also Sw. & Dan. klase a cluster of grapes, D. klissen to be entangled?.)] 1. A number of things of the same kind growing together; a bunch. [1913 Webster] Her deeds were like… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cluster — Clus ter, v. t. To collect into a cluster or clusters; to gather into a bunch or close body. [1913 Webster] Not less the bee would range her cells, . . . The foxglove cluster dappled bells. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] Or from the forest falls the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cluster — [klus′tər] n. [ME < OE clyster, cluster; akin to north Ger dial. kluster, CLAW, CLOT] 1. a number of things of the same sort gathered together or growing together; bunch 2. a number of persons, animals, or things grouped together 3. Phonet. a… … English World dictionary
bunch — early 14c., protuberance on the body, swelling, perhaps echoic of the sound of hitting and connected to bump (Cf. , possibly, hump/hunch). As a verb meaning to bulge out, from late 14c. The noun sense of cluster is mid 15c.; connection with the… … Etymology dictionary
bunch — n 1 *group, cluster, parcel, lot Analogous words: see those at BUNCH 2 2 *bundle, bale, parcel, pack, package, packet Analogous words: collection, assemblage, gathering (see under GATHER): quantity, number, aggregate (see SUM) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
