bunch, clump, cluster, clustering
(noun) a grouping of a number of similar things; “a bunch of trees”; “a cluster of admirers”
bunch, bundle, cluster, clump
(verb) gather or cause to gather into a cluster; “She bunched her fingers into a fist”
cluster, constellate, flock, clump
(verb) come together as in a cluster or flock; “The poets constellate in this town every summer”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
cluster (plural clusters)
A group or bunch of several discrete items that are close to each other.
A number of individuals grouped together or collected in one place; a crowd; a mob.
(astronomy) A group of galaxies or stars that appear near each other.
(linguistics, education) A sequence of two or more words that occur in language with high frequency but are not idiomatic; a chunk, bundle, or lexical bundle.
(music) A secundal chord of three or more notes.
(phonetics) A group of consonants.
(computing) A group of computers that work together.
(computing) A logical data storage unit containing one or more physical sectors (see block).
(statistics) A significant subset within a population.
(military) Set of bombs or mines.
(army) A small metal design that indicates that a medal has been awarded to the same person before.
(slang) Euphemism of clusterfuck.
(chemistry) An ensemble of bound atoms or molecules, intermediate in size between a molecule and a bulk solid.
cluster (third-person singular simple present clusters, present participle clustering, simple past and past participle clustered)
(intransitive) To form a cluster or group.
(transitive) To collect into clusters.
(transitive) To cover with clusters.
• culters, curlest, custrel, cutlers, relucts
Source: Wiktionary
Clus"ter, n. Etym: [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. Her deeds were like great clusters of ripe grapes, Which load the bunches of the fruitful vine. Spenser.
2. A number of similar things collected together or lying contiguous; a group; as, a cluster of islands. "Cluster of provinces." Motley.
3. A number of individuals grouped together or collected in one place; a crowd; a mob. As bees . . . Pour forth their populous youth about the hive In clusters. Milton. We loved him; but, like beasts And cowardly nobles, gave way unto your clusters, Who did hoot him out o' the city. Shak.
Clus"ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Clustered; p. pr. & vb. n. Clustering.]
Definition: To grow in clusters or assemble in groups; to gather or unite in a cluster or clusters. His sunny hair Cluster'd about his temples, like a god's. Tennyson. The princes of the country clustering together. Foxe.
Clus"ter, v. t.
Definition: To collect into a cluster or clusters; to gather into a bunch or close body. Not less the bee would range her cells, . . . The foxglove cluster dappled bells. Tennyson. Or from the forest falls the clustered snow. Thomson. Clustered column (Arch.), a column which is composed, or appears to be composed, of several columns collected together.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 December 2024
(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
