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cluster

clus·ter

cluster

 
 
pronunciation:
kluh str
parts of speech:
noun, verb
part of speech: noun
definition: a small, close group of things that are alike.
In spring, these trees will have clusters of pink flowers.
synonyms:
bunch, group
similar words:
band, bouquet, clump, collection, flock, gathering, host, knot, mass, pile, thicket, throng
 
part of speech: verb
inflections: clusters, clustering, clustered
definition: to grow or gather together in close groups.
These berries are easy to pick because they cluster on the bush.We clustered around the wood stove to get warm.
synonyms:
assemble, bunch, gather
similar words:
accumulate, convene, crowd, flock, huddle, mass, swarm, throng
derivations: clustery (adj.), clusteringly (adv.)