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clus·ter

cluster

 
 
pronunciation:
kluh str
part of speech: noun
definition: a small group of similar things that are close together or are attached to each other.
Steve took a cluster of grapes from the bowl.English has many consonant clusters such as "str," "spl," and "scr."
synonyms:
bunch, group
similar words:
band, collection, flock, knot, mass, pile
derivations: clustery (adj.), clusteringly (adv.)