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Lump

noun/lˈʌmp/
Definition
a compact mass
an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/lˈʌmp/
🇬🇧British English
/lˈʌmp/
🇮🇳Indian English
/lˈʌmp/
1 syllable Say it as /lˈʌmp/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nouna compact mass
“a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder”
nounan abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement
nounan awkward stupid person
nouna large piece of something without definite shape
“a hunk of bread”
verbput together indiscriminately
“lump together all the applicants”
verbgroup or chunk together in a certain order or place side by side
Word Forms
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
swellverbexpand abnormally
puffyadjectiveabnormally distended especially by fluids or gas
lubberlyadjectiveclumsy and unskilled
gawkyadjectivelacking grace in movement or posture
lumpverbput together indiscriminately
lumpnouna large piece of something without definite shape
collocationnounthe act of positioning close together (or side by side)
lumpernouna taxonomist who classifies organisms into large groups on the basis of major characteristics
chunknouna compact mass
chunkingnoun(psychology) the configuration of smaller units of information into large coordinated units
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Klumpen
eine kompakte Masse
🇫🇷French
grumeau
une masse compacte
🇪🇸Spanish
bulto
una masa compacta
🇮🇹Italian
massa
una massa compatta
🇳🇱Dutch
klont
een compacte massa
🇵🇹Portuguese
caroço
uma massa compacta
🇷🇺Russian
кусок
компактная масса
India
🇮🇳Hindi
पिंड
एक सघन द्रव्यमान
🇧🇩Bengali
পিণ্ড
একটি কম্প্যাক্ট ভর
🇮🇳Tamil
கட்டி
ஒரு சிறிய நிறை
🇮🇳Telugu
ముద్ద
ఒక కాంపాక్ట్ మాస్
🇮🇳Marathi
ढेकूळ
एक संक्षिप्त वस्तुमान
🇮🇳Gujarati
ગઠ્ઠો
કોમ્પેક્ટ માસ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಮುದ್ದೆ
ಒಂದು ಕಾಂಪ್ಯಾಕ್ಟ್ ದ್ರವ್ಯರಾಶಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
പിണ്ഡം
ഒരു കോംപാക്റ്റ് പിണ്ഡം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਗੰਢ
ਇੱਕ ਸੰਖੇਪ ਪੁੰਜ
🇵🇰Urdu
گانٹھ
ایک کمپیکٹ بڑے پیمانے پر
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
紧凑的质量
🇯🇵Japanese
コンパクトな塊
🇰🇷Korean
덩어리
조밀한 질량
🇻🇳Vietnamese
một cục
một khối lượng nhỏ gọn
🇹🇭Thai
ก้อน
มวลที่มีขนาดกะทัดรัด
🇮🇩Indonesian
gumpalan
suatu massa yang kompak
🇵🇭Filipino
bukol
isang siksik na masa
🇲🇾Malay
ketulan
jisim yang padat
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
مقطوع
كتلة مدمجة
🇮🇷Persian
توده
یک توده فشرده
🇹🇷Turkish
yumru
kompakt bir kütle
🇮🇱Hebrew
גוּשׁ
מסה קומפקטית
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'lump'?
The primary meaning of 'lump' is 'a compact mass'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'lump' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'lump' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'lump' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'lump' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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