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Clump

noun/kˈaʊntɚbˌɔːɹɚ/
Definition
a grouping of a number of similar things
a compact mass
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/kˈaʊntɚbˌɔːɹɚ/
🇬🇧British English
/daɪlɐtˈeɪʃən/
🇮🇳Indian English
/daɪlɐtˈeɪʃən/
1 syllable Say it as /kˈaʊntɚbˌɔːɹɚ/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nouna grouping of a number of similar things
“a bunch of trees”
nouna compact mass
“a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder”
nouna heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)
verbmake or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground
verbcome together as in a cluster or flock
“The poets constellate in this town every summer”
verbwalk clumsily
verbgather or cause to gather into a cluster
“She bunched her fingers into a fist”
Word Forms
bunchyadjectiveoccurring close together in bunches or clusters
bunchverbform into a bunch
clumpverbcome together as in a cluster or flock
clusterverbcome together as in a cluster or flock
lumpyadjectivehaving lumps; not smooth and even in texture
chunkyadjectivelike or containing small sticky lumps
chunkverbgroup or chunk together in a certain order or place side by side
thumpverbmake a dull sound
clunkyadjectivemaking a clunking sound
clunkverbmake or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground
thudverbmake a noise typical of an engine lacking lubricants
clumpnouna heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)
clunknouna heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)
plunknouna hollow twanging sound
clusternouna grouping of a number of similar things
clusteringnouna grouping of a number of similar things
constellationnouna configuration of stars as seen from the earth
flocknounan orderly crowd
bunchnouna grouping of a number of similar things
bundlenouna collection of things wrapped or boxed together
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Büschel
eine Gruppierung einer Reihe ähnlicher Dinge
🇫🇷French
touffe
un regroupement d'un certain nombre de choses similaires
🇪🇸Spanish
grupo
una agrupación de varias cosas similares
🇮🇹Italian
grumo
un raggruppamento di una serie di cose simili
🇳🇱Dutch
klont
een groepering van een aantal soortgelijke dingen
🇵🇹Portuguese
moita
um agrupamento de uma série de coisas semelhantes
🇷🇺Russian
комок
группа похожих вещей
India
🇮🇳Hindi
पेड़ों का झुरमुट
अनेक समान चीज़ों का समूह
🇮🇳Tamil
கொத்து
பல ஒத்த விஷயங்களின் ஒரு குழு
🇮🇳Telugu
ముద్ద
అనేక సారూప్య విషయాల సమూహం
🇮🇳Marathi
गठ्ठा
अनेक समान गोष्टींचा समूह
🇮🇳Gujarati
ઝુંડ
સંખ્યાબંધ સમાન વસ્તુઓનું જૂથ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಗುಂಪು
ಒಂದೇ ರೀತಿಯ ಹಲವಾರು ವಸ್ತುಗಳ ಗುಂಪು
🇮🇳Malayalam
കൂട്ടം
സമാനമായ നിരവധി കാര്യങ്ങളുടെ ഒരു കൂട്ടം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਝੁੰਡ
ਬਹੁਤ ਸਾਰੀਆਂ ਸਮਾਨ ਚੀਜ਼ਾਂ ਦਾ ਸਮੂਹ
🇵🇰Urdu
جھنڈ
اسی طرح کی متعدد چیزوں کا ایک گروپ
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
许多相似事物的组合
🇯🇵Japanese
いくつかの似たものをグループ化したもの
🇰🇷Korean
덩어리
비슷한 것들을 모아놓은 것
🇻🇳Vietnamese
cụm
một nhóm của một số điều tương tự
🇹🇭Thai
กอ
การรวมกลุ่มของสิ่งที่คล้ายกันจำนวนหนึ่ง
🇮🇩Indonesian
rumpun
pengelompokan sejumlah hal serupa
🇵🇭Filipino
kumpol
isang pagpapangkat ng ilang magkakatulad na bagay
🇲🇾Malay
rumpun
kumpulan beberapa perkara yang serupa
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
أجمة
مجموعة من عدد من الأشياء المتشابهة
🇮🇷Persian
توده
گروه بندی تعدادی از چیزهای مشابه
🇹🇷Turkish
yığın
bir takım benzer şeylerin gruplandırılması
🇮🇱Hebrew
סְבַך
קיבוץ של מספר דברים דומים
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'clump'?
The primary meaning of 'clump' is 'a grouping of a number of similar things'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'clump' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'clump' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'clump' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'clump' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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