Synonyms for cluster
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Noun
1. Clump — A bunch or group of several discrete items that are close to each other. Synonym of lexical bundle (“a…
clump, group, bundle, set, block, crowd, lexical bundle, tuft, swarm, gathering, assemblage, collection, knot, agglomeration, aggregate, lump, chunk, bevy, throng, congregation, congregate
2. Galaxy cluster — A bunch or group of several discrete items that are close to each other. A group of galaxies, nebulae, or…
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Definitions
- n. 1
A bunch or group of several discrete items that are close to each other. A group of galaxies, nebulae, or stars that appear to the naked eye to be near each other.
The Pleiades cluster contains seven bright stars.
- n. 2
A bunch or group of several discrete items that are close to each other. Synonym of lexical bundle (“a sequence of two or more words that occur in a language with high frequency but are not idiomatic”).
examples of clusters would include in accordance with, so far, and the results of
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Forms
- Plural
- clusters → clumps, groups, bundles, sets…
Example sentences
- chunk Tourism could bring Algeria a big chunk of income.
- clump That's not a stone. It's just a clump of dirt.
- tuft A tuft of hair was showing from beneath her cap.
By length
- 3 letters
- set1
- 4 letters
- knot1, lump1, tuft1, bevy2
- 5 letters
- group1, block1, crowd1, bunch1, chunk1, swarm1, clump1
- 6 letters
- bundle2, muster2, throng1
- 9 letters
- gathering3, aggregate3
- 10 letters
- collection3, assemblage3, congregate3
- 12 letters
- congregation4
- 13 letters
- agglomeration5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (bevy2 = 2 syllables).