Definition of group in English:

group

noun ɡruːpɡrup

1treated as singular or plural A number of people or things that are located, gathered, or classed together.
a group of boys approached
the bulbs should be planted in groups
Example sentencesExamples
- As they approached the group of men gathered round her tents, she screamed in horror.
- The four classes of protected groups are not defined, nor are criteria for their definition provided.
- He also feared for the safety of other pupils when the boy ran towards a group leaving the class, on May 17 last year.
- You go to classes all day long and take notes and participate in group discussions.
- They tend to gather in groups and take short flights out to sea and back in again, practising for their long journey back out onto the ocean.
- To do this, push together chairs, stools and ottomans so small groups can gather.
- He divided twenty-four of the plants into six initial groups of four, in order of size as estimated by eye.
- I used to take yoga classes, and group fitness classes, but that has fallen by the way side for the moment.
- Therefore tomato plants should be gathered in groups of 6 on either side of the front gate.
- We stood on the corner of one of the back roads when we were approached by a group of young boys aged about 10 to 12.
- Stars are not scattered randomly through space, they are gathered together into vast groups known as galaxies.
- Some walkers warned a group of four boys to get off the frozen river at Water End.
- One copy of this gene occurs in angiosperms, but two copies occur in the other four seed plant groups.
- The extent of this clustering was similar in all four social class groups.
- This is the third year we have gathered together a group of friends to meet at Burke's Canoes in Forestville.
- The typical kind of call outs we are getting involve groups of youths gathering together.
- The location of a taxi rank in the centre of town would lead to trouble, with large groups of people gathering together.
- The sheets would be cut to approximate size, then they would be gathered into groups of three or four, folded in half and trimmed to the correct size.
- To find answers this programme gathered together a group of eminent people from a variety of backgrounds.
- A group of maids had gathered together and were giggling and laughing over some unknown joke.
Synonyms
category, class, classification, grouping, set, lot, batch, bracket, type, sort, kind, variety, family, species, genus, breed, style
grade, grading, rank, status
crowd, band, company, party, body, gathering, congregation, assembly, collection, cluster, flock, pack, troop, gang, batch
informal bunch
1. 1.1 A number of people that work together or share certain beliefs.
  I now belong to my local drama group
  Example sentencesExamples
  They range from individual registrants to private organisations, community groups and schools.
  Both groups come together to share workshops, intensive training and performances.
  Money left over is to go towards a new parish council noticeboard and the remainder will be shared among local groups.
  We need to form a progressive coalition that includes the religious groups sharing our morality.
  When another publisher picked up the book and the controversy, feminist groups attempted to organise a boycott.
  Youth clubs, after-school groups and organisations such as Scouts and Guides would be among those to benefit.
  It is small band of guerrillas without heavy artillery or any armor, organized in small groups.
  We hope people will join together with family and friends, clubs and organisations to form groups to raise the money.
  The big unanswered question: who benefits from largesse - interest groups or the common voter?
  Posters and entry forms were distributed to all schools, community groups, businesses and commercial outlets.
  A host of groups and organisations have pledged to continue their support to reach the new target.
  Your efforts to include many groups and organisations are excellent.
  Aid organisations and campaign groups, however, were less enthusiastic.
  I will certainly be contacting them and I hope to enlist the help of other disabled groups and organisations to protest against the ban.
  These were groups organized to write letters to the editors of newspapers.
  For once the onus has not been placed solely on women's groups and non-governmental organisations.
  Ten minutes later, we were organized into groups, and sent outside into the inviting rain.
  Reading circles resemble college seminar groups except they are organized by participants.
  Women were organised into groups and group leaders were appointed.
  Somewhere along the middle of this continuum lies self help groups and organizations.
  Synonyms
  faction, division, section, clique, coterie, circle, set, ring, camp, bloc, caucus, cabal, junta, fringe movement, splinter group, minority group
2. 1.2 A commercial organization consisting of several companies under common ownership.
  the largest newspaper group in the UK
  Example sentencesExamples
  Far be it from me to encourage you to buy a newspaper produced by another group.
  We start with a joint session between the contracts and commercial law groups.
  Many official bodies and commercial groups regard stickers and pasted posters as closely related to graffiti.
  The promotion is the first time Scotland's seven major newspaper publishing groups have collaborated on marketing.
  Some general practitioners have moved from group to chain ownership of practice premises.
  The syndicate will allow groups to find large commercial units with multi tenancies in prime locations.
  Commercial groups or individuals will continue to pay for the use of the facility as before.
  He pointed out that the group has a building contract and has also obtained planning permission.
  Synonyms
  association, club, society, league, guild, circle, union, consortium, cooperative, partnership, syndicate
3. 1.3 A number of musicians who play popular music together.
  I've always been a fan of the guitarists in the group
  Example sentencesExamples
  The interaction between the rhythm section and the rest of the group is beauteous to behold.
  The three groups represented on this album feature the ultimate in the sound and soul of brass band music.
  Just don't expect it to sound like his old indie group, or much else for that matter.
  American observers have noted this ethnic diversity in rap groups in France.
  On the evidence of this album, the group appear in complete and remarkable control of their art.
  Rock'n'roll groups appeared on bills along with trad groups and pop singers - even some modern jazz made it into the charts.
  The album opens with the group's trademark sound in full effect.
  Well ya gotta hand it to this super group for hammering together a release to be proud of.
  Space permits only a brief comparison here of the group singing of the Beatles and that of the girl groups.
  Musically, the group captures a pressing sense of urgency devoid of anything trite or gimmicky.
  Robert is joined by Vincent Courtois on cello and Cyril Atef on drums in a chamber jazz group of the highest order.
  Lonnie equips his quartet with the dynamics of a big band while retaining the intimacy of a small group.
  Now I know the purpose of this series is not to turn the two groups concerned against each other in some sonic battle royale.
  Sharing the bill with The Beatles were the somewhat-overlooked group The Briarwoods.
  The group put on a frantic performance during a set that stretched into the night.
  They are imitating the complex dance steps and hand jives that the group perform in their videos.
  One of the most influential British indie groups of recent years have announced they are to split.
  We're only influenced by two groups and that's the Beatles and the Stones.
  Are they a natural conclusion to what the girl-led indie groups of the mid 90's didn't finish?
  It is yet another landmark in the career of one of soul music's greatest groups.
  Synonyms
  musical group, pop group, ensemble, orchestra
4. 1.4Military A division of an air force, usually consisting of two or more stations.
5. 1.5Art Two or more figures or objects forming a design.
  Example sentencesExamples
  His most characteristic works were figures or groups of a historical, literary, allegorical, or symbolic nature.
  A still greater number have copied the busts and limbs and the groups of Greek art.
2Chemistry
treated as singular or plural A set of elements occupying a column in the periodic table and having broadly similar properties arising from their similar electronic structure.
Example sentencesExamples
- Ramsay realized that argon and helium might be members of a hitherto unsuspected new group in the Periodic Table.
1. 2.1 A combination of atoms having a recognizable identity in a number of compounds.
  a methyl group
  Example sentencesExamples
  Polyatomic ions are groups of atoms that are positively or negatively charged.
  In aliphatic chemistry this is carried out as a substitution of a hydrogen atom in a group.
  Solitary lines are from the fatty acid terminal methyl groups, triglyceride backbone carbons, and carboxyl carbons.
  Glycerol is a polyhydroxy alcohol containing three carbon atoms and three hydroxyl groups.
  This messenger in turn activates a so-called kinase, an enzyme that attaches phosphate groups to other proteins.
3Mathematics
treated as singular or plural A set of elements, together with an associative binary operation, which contains an inverse for each element and an identity element.
Example sentencesExamples
- Netto made major steps towards abstract group theory when he combined permutation group results and groups in number theory.
- He was the first to give a proof that the Galois group is closed under multiplication.
- One of the areas which his work took him into was infinite permutation groups.
- He studied primitive permutation groups and proved a finiteness theorem.
- Although Galois had used groups extensively throughout his paper on equations, he had not given a definition.
4Linguistics
treated as singular or plural (in systemic grammar) a level of structure between clause and word, broadly corresponding to phrase in other grammars.
Example sentencesExamples
- The conventional belief is that speech is made up of individual words, whereas we really speak groups of words.
- An acronym is a word group created in a similar way to an initialism but which is pronounced as a word.
- You will be sure to find, in almost every line of print, at least one group of words that has an idiomatic feel to it.

verb ɡruːpɡrup

1with object and adverbial Put in a group or groups.
three chairs were grouped around a table
Example sentencesExamples
- You will have noticed that the deck chairs in square formation are grouped around a table and underneath beach umbrellas.
- The participants were then grouped in twos, and sent to their new homes for the summer.
- Dark leather chairs were grouped opposite her father's desk, and a dark burgundy oriental rug adorned the black walnut hardwood floor.
- But we have interaccountability by grouping people together in teams, so that we have people watching each other and making sure that we hold each other accountable.
- The benches and chairs were grouped in a circle around them.
- I'm going to try to group a team together, so if you are interested in taking part leave a message in the comments below or email me.
- We took our places at the table and we were grouped with folks we'd never met before.
- The evening session was more lively with the Club conducting a competition for the children, who were grouped into three teams.
- Everything small and breakable must come out, and big objects such as tables and sofas should be grouped together in the centre of the room and covered with dust sheets.
- Soldiers were grouped into units of five, and if one fled in the war, the other four would be punished.
- Some are grouped in ‘teams’ who compete to develop the most effective viruses.
- The blocks are grouped to form two central courtyards, one of which contains a swimming pool.
- There are eleven, grouped in two clusters of seven and three and one more isolated.
- Police and security services are even grouped around every transport link, every city square, and any site of some nominal importance.
- Apparently, all of the stocking stuffers are grouped on said tables, so I can find them more easily.
- Units can be grouped to form larger social entities and common spaces.
- The eligible and ineligible skaters were grouped into teams, with skaters of both flavors on each team.
- The works are grouped into five areas that examine cultural differences in the construction of time.
- Twenty kids are grouped in teams to test their smarts and skills against outlandish challenges.
- The opposition forces were grouped around the Spanish aircraft carrier.
Synonyms
assemble, collect, gather together, mass, amass, cluster, clump, bunch
arrange, organize, marshal, range, line up, dispose
1. 1.1 Put into categories; classify.
  molluscs are grouped into seven different classes
  Example sentencesExamples
  It noted, however, much overlap among the charges, and that all could be grouped within the inclusive category of crimes against humanity.
  As the cumbersome title suggests, the material is grouped under three rubrics.
  He then grouped all known flowering plants according to the number of such structures that each had.
  The respondents were asked to list their current concerns and these concerns were grouped into major categories.
  Photographs featured on the web site are grouped into seven categories - as are the albums.
  The firefighters' fitness levels were grouped into six categories ranging from poor to excellent.
  The structural steels can be grouped conveniently on the basis of tensile strength.
  These two forms can be grouped further into two classifications described as opened and closed forms.
  Eleven manufacturers who received five to seven nominations were grouped into Category 1.
  Camera specs and tests are listed by brand and grouped by number of megapixels.
  The classification is based on grouping the metabolites into primary and secondary.
  The issue was, can the individual chromosomes be distinguished or only grouped into classes?
  The main topic categories were then grouped into larger domains.
  The eight chapters are grouped under three headings: culture, history and university.
  Furthest away are other science disciplines that would be grouped in different broad categories from psychology, like physics and chemistry.
  Tumor classifications were created by grouping tumors that had median survivals below or above the median for the entire sample, respectively.
  To simplify matters, single malts are often grouped according to the region where they are produced.
  These can be generally grouped into three categories: market research, market contacts and market promotion.
  Clearly all of the issues grouped together under the heading of management learning are important.
  It seems the factors can be grouped into two categories - those involving diet and eating habits, and those involving life-style.
  Synonyms
  categorize, classify, class, sort, bracket, pigeonhole, grade, rate, rank
  designate, label, tag, brand
  file, catalogue, list, tabulate, index, assign
2. 1.2no object, with adverbial Form a group or groups.
  growers began to group together to form cooperatives
  Example sentencesExamples
  Several labor organizations have grouped together to pledge to use their workers' rights to take the day off on the upcoming World Labor Day on May 1.
  The outlets of George's Court Shopping Centre grouped together to offer one of their customers this great day out.
  They are often found in groups of hundreds or thousands, flying in long lines or grouped tightly together on the water.
  They grouped together, raised their guns, and began to fire at the ship.
  Once out into space, they grouped together into the standard crescent position, where the Wing Leader is at the centre front, with 2 on either side slightly back.
  In the same year, Mars, Saturn and Jupiter were seen grouped together
  Forces were already grouping several hundred thousand kilometers away.
  They grouped together at Half-London, a collection of little shops lined along a dusty road at the bottom of Tank Hill.
  Walking down the hall, I see people grouping together, each with their own visible and audible definition of individualism.
  From the time the Hurricanes grouped together pre-season for a one month training session in New Plymouth, it's been special.
  My stomach had a few separate scars loosely grouped together, then on my upper legs they began again.
  But the idea now being looked at involves different organisations in the centre grouping together to pay for a guard to patrol the walkways of the centre.
  However, the club have been very naive in allowing large numbers of away fans to group together.
  Now they had grouped together against the steep slopes of a lava ridge, tails flicking, necks craning, heads turning.
  The D. subobscura lines group in two clear clusters.
  They would fly, grouped together in the shape of a diamond, all coming out of one tree in a cacophony of chirping.
  The fancied riders grouped together at the tail-end of the field, separated by two minutes as is the new practice in major events.
  When insurgents group together, they lose their mobility and present attractive targets.
  It's well understood that people will group together with others who think in the same way.
  She visited the city's Spanish quarter where families and individuals are grouping together to support each other as they wait to hear more news of their families and friends.
  Synonyms
  unite, join up, join together, team up, join forces, pool resources, club together, get together, come together, gather
  collaborate, work together, pull together, cooperate
  link, ally, associate, fraternize, form an alliance, affiliate, federate
  amalgamate, combine, merge, integrate, consolidate

Derivatives

groupage

noun ˈɡruːpɪdʒ

It's a service that's probably at the wrong time for groupage consignments because they are still taking loads and collecting their deliveries up to four in the afternoon, which have to be consolidated into a load and then taken to a ferry.
Example sentencesExamples
- Up to 70 jobs in Orkney, Shetland and Aberdeen have been secured following the announcement that the management buy-out team have been successful in acquiring the haulage and groupage operations.

Origin

Late 17th century: from French groupe, from Italian gruppo, of Germanic origin; related to crop.

crop from Old English:
From around ad 700 to the late 18th century crop, related to group (late 17th century), had a sense ‘flower head, ear of corn’, which gave rise to the main modern meaning ‘a cultivated plant grown on a large scale’ and also to senses referring to the top of something, such as the verb uses ‘to cut very short’ or ‘to bite off and eat the tops of plants’. The sense ‘a very short hairstyle’ goes back to the late 18th century but is particularly associated with the 1920s, when the Eton crop, reminiscent of the style then worn at the English public school Eton, was fashionable for young women.
To come a cropper is to suffer a defeat or disaster. The origin of the phrase may be the 19th-century hunting slang term ‘cropper’, meaning ‘a heavy fall’. Cropper probably came from neck and crop, an expression meaning ‘completely or thoroughly’ and originally used in the context of a horse falling to the ground. Crop here referred either to the rider's whip (originally the top part of a whip) or the horse's hindquarters. This sense is found in Old French croupe ‘rump’, which appears as croup in Middle English, and is the source of the crupper (Middle English), the bit of harness that goes from the saddle under the horse's tail, and which lies behind the word croupier (early 18th century). In early use, this was a term for a person standing behind a gambler to give advice, adopted from French, cropier ‘pillion rider, rider on the croup’.

Rhymes

bloop, cock-a-hoop, coop, croup, droop, drupe, dupe, goop, Guadeloupe, hoop, loop, poop, recoup, roup, scoop, sloop, snoop, soup, stoep, stoop, stoup, stupe, swoop, troop, troupe, whoop

Definition of group in US English:

group

nounɡrupɡro͞op

1treated as singular or plural A number of people or things that are located close together or are considered or classed together.
these bodies fall into four distinct groups
Example sentencesExamples
- Stars are not scattered randomly through space, they are gathered together into vast groups known as galaxies.
- To do this, push together chairs, stools and ottomans so small groups can gather.
- This is the third year we have gathered together a group of friends to meet at Burke's Canoes in Forestville.
- As they approached the group of men gathered round her tents, she screamed in horror.
- Therefore tomato plants should be gathered in groups of 6 on either side of the front gate.
- I used to take yoga classes, and group fitness classes, but that has fallen by the way side for the moment.
- To find answers this programme gathered together a group of eminent people from a variety of backgrounds.
- Some walkers warned a group of four boys to get off the frozen river at Water End.
- One copy of this gene occurs in angiosperms, but two copies occur in the other four seed plant groups.
- The typical kind of call outs we are getting involve groups of youths gathering together.
- He divided twenty-four of the plants into six initial groups of four, in order of size as estimated by eye.
- The four classes of protected groups are not defined, nor are criteria for their definition provided.
- We stood on the corner of one of the back roads when we were approached by a group of young boys aged about 10 to 12.
- You go to classes all day long and take notes and participate in group discussions.
- A group of maids had gathered together and were giggling and laughing over some unknown joke.
- The extent of this clustering was similar in all four social class groups.
- He also feared for the safety of other pupils when the boy ran towards a group leaving the class, on May 17 last year.
- They tend to gather in groups and take short flights out to sea and back in again, practising for their long journey back out onto the ocean.
- The sheets would be cut to approximate size, then they would be gathered into groups of three or four, folded in half and trimmed to the correct size.
- The location of a taxi rank in the centre of town would lead to trouble, with large groups of people gathering together.
Synonyms
category, class, classification, grouping, set, lot, batch, bracket, type, sort, kind, variety, family, species, genus, breed, style
crowd, band, company, party, body, gathering, congregation, assembly, collection, cluster, flock, pack, troop, gang, batch
1. 1.1 A number of people who work together or share certain beliefs.
  I now belong to my local drama group
  Example sentencesExamples
  Both groups come together to share workshops, intensive training and performances.
  Aid organisations and campaign groups, however, were less enthusiastic.
  It is small band of guerrillas without heavy artillery or any armor, organized in small groups.
  They range from individual registrants to private organisations, community groups and schools.
  When another publisher picked up the book and the controversy, feminist groups attempted to organise a boycott.
  Money left over is to go towards a new parish council noticeboard and the remainder will be shared among local groups.
  We hope people will join together with family and friends, clubs and organisations to form groups to raise the money.
  Ten minutes later, we were organized into groups, and sent outside into the inviting rain.
  Your efforts to include many groups and organisations are excellent.
  We need to form a progressive coalition that includes the religious groups sharing our morality.
  A host of groups and organisations have pledged to continue their support to reach the new target.
  Posters and entry forms were distributed to all schools, community groups, businesses and commercial outlets.
  The big unanswered question: who benefits from largesse - interest groups or the common voter?
  For once the onus has not been placed solely on women's groups and non-governmental organisations.
  These were groups organized to write letters to the editors of newspapers.
  I will certainly be contacting them and I hope to enlist the help of other disabled groups and organisations to protest against the ban.
  Women were organised into groups and group leaders were appointed.
  Youth clubs, after-school groups and organisations such as Scouts and Guides would be among those to benefit.
  Somewhere along the middle of this continuum lies self help groups and organizations.
  Reading circles resemble college seminar groups except they are organized by participants.
  Synonyms
  faction, division, section, clique, coterie, circle, set, ring, camp, bloc, caucus, cabal, junta, fringe movement, splinter group, minority group
  association, club, society, league, guild, circle, union, consortium, cooperative, partnership, syndicate
2. 1.2 A commercial organization consisting of several companies under common ownership.
  Example sentencesExamples
  The promotion is the first time Scotland's seven major newspaper publishing groups have collaborated on marketing.
  We start with a joint session between the contracts and commercial law groups.
  Far be it from me to encourage you to buy a newspaper produced by another group.
  Many official bodies and commercial groups regard stickers and pasted posters as closely related to graffiti.
  Commercial groups or individuals will continue to pay for the use of the facility as before.
  The syndicate will allow groups to find large commercial units with multi tenancies in prime locations.
  He pointed out that the group has a building contract and has also obtained planning permission.
  Some general practitioners have moved from group to chain ownership of practice premises.
  Synonyms
  association, club, society, league, guild, circle, union, consortium, cooperative, partnership, syndicate
3. 1.3 A number of musicians who play popular music together.
  Example sentencesExamples
  The group put on a frantic performance during a set that stretched into the night.
  Now I know the purpose of this series is not to turn the two groups concerned against each other in some sonic battle royale.
  One of the most influential British indie groups of recent years have announced they are to split.
  Are they a natural conclusion to what the girl-led indie groups of the mid 90's didn't finish?
  American observers have noted this ethnic diversity in rap groups in France.
  They are imitating the complex dance steps and hand jives that the group perform in their videos.
  Rock'n'roll groups appeared on bills along with trad groups and pop singers - even some modern jazz made it into the charts.
  Well ya gotta hand it to this super group for hammering together a release to be proud of.
  The interaction between the rhythm section and the rest of the group is beauteous to behold.
  Space permits only a brief comparison here of the group singing of the Beatles and that of the girl groups.
  On the evidence of this album, the group appear in complete and remarkable control of their art.
  Lonnie equips his quartet with the dynamics of a big band while retaining the intimacy of a small group.
  The album opens with the group's trademark sound in full effect.
  We're only influenced by two groups and that's the Beatles and the Stones.
  Robert is joined by Vincent Courtois on cello and Cyril Atef on drums in a chamber jazz group of the highest order.
  It is yet another landmark in the career of one of soul music's greatest groups.
  Just don't expect it to sound like his old indie group, or much else for that matter.
  Sharing the bill with The Beatles were the somewhat-overlooked group The Briarwoods.
  Musically, the group captures a pressing sense of urgency devoid of anything trite or gimmicky.
  The three groups represented on this album feature the ultimate in the sound and soul of brass band music.
  Synonyms
  musical group, pop group, ensemble, orchestra
4. 1.4Military A unit of the US Air Force, consisting of two or more squadrons.
5. 1.5Military A unit of the US Army, consisting of two or more battalions.
6. 1.6Art Two or more figures or objects forming a design.
  Example sentencesExamples
  A still greater number have copied the busts and limbs and the groups of Greek art.
  His most characteristic works were figures or groups of a historical, literary, allegorical, or symbolic nature.
7. 1.7Chemistry A set of elements occupying a column in the periodic table and having broadly similar properties arising from their similar electronic structure.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Ramsay realized that argon and helium might be members of a hitherto unsuspected new group in the Periodic Table.
8. 1.8Chemistry A combination of atoms having a recognizable identity in a number of compounds.
  Example sentencesExamples
  In aliphatic chemistry this is carried out as a substitution of a hydrogen atom in a group.
  Glycerol is a polyhydroxy alcohol containing three carbon atoms and three hydroxyl groups.
  Solitary lines are from the fatty acid terminal methyl groups, triglyceride backbone carbons, and carboxyl carbons.
  Polyatomic ions are groups of atoms that are positively or negatively charged.
  This messenger in turn activates a so-called kinase, an enzyme that attaches phosphate groups to other proteins.
9. 1.9Mathematics A set of elements, together with an associative binary operation, that contains an inverse for each element and an identity element.
  Example sentencesExamples
  He was the first to give a proof that the Galois group is closed under multiplication.
  Although Galois had used groups extensively throughout his paper on equations, he had not given a definition.
  He studied primitive permutation groups and proved a finiteness theorem.
  One of the areas which his work took him into was infinite permutation groups.
  Netto made major steps towards abstract group theory when he combined permutation group results and groups in number theory.
10. 1.10Geology A stratigraphic division consisting of two or more formations.

verbɡrupɡro͞op

1with object and adverbial Put together or place in a group or groups.
three wooden chairs were grouped around a dining table
Example sentencesExamples
- I'm going to try to group a team together, so if you are interested in taking part leave a message in the comments below or email me.
- The evening session was more lively with the Club conducting a competition for the children, who were grouped into three teams.
- Apparently, all of the stocking stuffers are grouped on said tables, so I can find them more easily.
- Twenty kids are grouped in teams to test their smarts and skills against outlandish challenges.
- You will have noticed that the deck chairs in square formation are grouped around a table and underneath beach umbrellas.
- Dark leather chairs were grouped opposite her father's desk, and a dark burgundy oriental rug adorned the black walnut hardwood floor.
- Everything small and breakable must come out, and big objects such as tables and sofas should be grouped together in the centre of the room and covered with dust sheets.
- We took our places at the table and we were grouped with folks we'd never met before.
- The opposition forces were grouped around the Spanish aircraft carrier.
- The blocks are grouped to form two central courtyards, one of which contains a swimming pool.
- Soldiers were grouped into units of five, and if one fled in the war, the other four would be punished.
- Units can be grouped to form larger social entities and common spaces.
- The works are grouped into five areas that examine cultural differences in the construction of time.
- Some are grouped in ‘teams’ who compete to develop the most effective viruses.
- Police and security services are even grouped around every transport link, every city square, and any site of some nominal importance.
- The eligible and ineligible skaters were grouped into teams, with skaters of both flavors on each team.
- The participants were then grouped in twos, and sent to their new homes for the summer.
- There are eleven, grouped in two clusters of seven and three and one more isolated.
- The benches and chairs were grouped in a circle around them.
- But we have interaccountability by grouping people together in teams, so that we have people watching each other and making sure that we hold each other accountable.
Synonyms
assemble, collect, gather together, mass, amass, cluster, clump, bunch
1. 1.1 Put into categories; classify.
  we group them into species merely as a convenience
  Example sentencesExamples
  Clearly all of the issues grouped together under the heading of management learning are important.
  These two forms can be grouped further into two classifications described as opened and closed forms.
  Camera specs and tests are listed by brand and grouped by number of megapixels.
  The main topic categories were then grouped into larger domains.
  Eleven manufacturers who received five to seven nominations were grouped into Category 1.
  The issue was, can the individual chromosomes be distinguished or only grouped into classes?
  Furthest away are other science disciplines that would be grouped in different broad categories from psychology, like physics and chemistry.
  As the cumbersome title suggests, the material is grouped under three rubrics.
  The firefighters' fitness levels were grouped into six categories ranging from poor to excellent.
  Photographs featured on the web site are grouped into seven categories - as are the albums.
  It seems the factors can be grouped into two categories - those involving diet and eating habits, and those involving life-style.
  It noted, however, much overlap among the charges, and that all could be grouped within the inclusive category of crimes against humanity.
  The structural steels can be grouped conveniently on the basis of tensile strength.
  He then grouped all known flowering plants according to the number of such structures that each had.
  The respondents were asked to list their current concerns and these concerns were grouped into major categories.
  Tumor classifications were created by grouping tumors that had median survivals below or above the median for the entire sample, respectively.
  These can be generally grouped into three categories: market research, market contacts and market promotion.
  The classification is based on grouping the metabolites into primary and secondary.
  To simplify matters, single malts are often grouped according to the region where they are produced.
  The eight chapters are grouped under three headings: culture, history and university.
  Synonyms
  categorize, classify, class, sort, bracket, pigeonhole, grade, rate, rank
2. 1.2no object, with adverbial Form a group or groups.
  many growers began to group together to form cooperatives
  Example sentencesExamples
  The outlets of George's Court Shopping Centre grouped together to offer one of their customers this great day out.
  Forces were already grouping several hundred thousand kilometers away.
  Once out into space, they grouped together into the standard crescent position, where the Wing Leader is at the centre front, with 2 on either side slightly back.
  The D. subobscura lines group in two clear clusters.
  Walking down the hall, I see people grouping together, each with their own visible and audible definition of individualism.
  However, the club have been very naive in allowing large numbers of away fans to group together.
  But the idea now being looked at involves different organisations in the centre grouping together to pay for a guard to patrol the walkways of the centre.
  They are often found in groups of hundreds or thousands, flying in long lines or grouped tightly together on the water.
  My stomach had a few separate scars loosely grouped together, then on my upper legs they began again.
  When insurgents group together, they lose their mobility and present attractive targets.
  They grouped together at Half-London, a collection of little shops lined along a dusty road at the bottom of Tank Hill.
  The fancied riders grouped together at the tail-end of the field, separated by two minutes as is the new practice in major events.
  They would fly, grouped together in the shape of a diamond, all coming out of one tree in a cacophony of chirping.
  From the time the Hurricanes grouped together pre-season for a one month training session in New Plymouth, it's been special.
  They grouped together, raised their guns, and began to fire at the ship.
  She visited the city's Spanish quarter where families and individuals are grouping together to support each other as they wait to hear more news of their families and friends.
  Now they had grouped together against the steep slopes of a lava ridge, tails flicking, necks craning, heads turning.
  It's well understood that people will group together with others who think in the same way.
  In the same year, Mars, Saturn and Jupiter were seen grouped together
  Several labor organizations have grouped together to pledge to use their workers' rights to take the day off on the upcoming World Labor Day on May 1.
  Synonyms
  unite, join up, join together, team up, join forces, pool resources, club together, get together, come together, gather

Origin

Late 17th century: from French groupe, from Italian gruppo, of Germanic origin; related to crop.

单词	group
释义	Definition of group in English: group noun ɡruːpɡrup 1treated as singular or plural A number of people or things that are located, gathered, or classed together. a group of boys approached the bulbs should be planted in groups Example sentencesExamples As they approached the group of men gathered round her tents, she screamed in horror. The four classes of protected groups are not defined, nor are criteria for their definition provided. He also feared for the safety of other pupils when the boy ran towards a group leaving the class, on May 17 last year. You go to classes all day long and take notes and participate in group discussions. They tend to gather in groups and take short flights out to sea and back in again, practising for their long journey back out onto the ocean. To do this, push together chairs, stools and ottomans so small groups can gather. He divided twenty-four of the plants into six initial groups of four, in order of size as estimated by eye. I used to take yoga classes, and group fitness classes, but that has fallen by the way side for the moment. Therefore tomato plants should be gathered in groups of 6 on either side of the front gate. We stood on the corner of one of the back roads when we were approached by a group of young boys aged about 10 to 12. Stars are not scattered randomly through space, they are gathered together into vast groups known as galaxies. Some walkers warned a group of four boys to get off the frozen river at Water End. One copy of this gene occurs in angiosperms, but two copies occur in the other four seed plant groups. The extent of this clustering was similar in all four social class groups. This is the third year we have gathered together a group of friends to meet at Burke's Canoes in Forestville. The typical kind of call outs we are getting involve groups of youths gathering together. The location of a taxi rank in the centre of town would lead to trouble, with large groups of people gathering together. The sheets would be cut to approximate size, then they would be gathered into groups of three or four, folded in half and trimmed to the correct size. To find answers this programme gathered together a group of eminent people from a variety of backgrounds. A group of maids had gathered together and were giggling and laughing over some unknown joke. Synonyms category, class, classification, grouping, set, lot, batch, bracket, type, sort, kind, variety, family, species, genus, breed, style grade, grading, rank, status crowd, band, company, party, body, gathering, congregation, assembly, collection, cluster, flock, pack, troop, gang, batch informal bunch 1.1 A number of people that work together or share certain beliefs. I now belong to my local drama group Example sentencesExamples They range from individual registrants to private organisations, community groups and schools. Both groups come together to share workshops, intensive training and performances. Money left over is to go towards a new parish council noticeboard and the remainder will be shared among local groups. We need to form a progressive coalition that includes the religious groups sharing our morality. When another publisher picked up the book and the controversy, feminist groups attempted to organise a boycott. Youth clubs, after-school groups and organisations such as Scouts and Guides would be among those to benefit. It is small band of guerrillas without heavy artillery or any armor, organized in small groups. We hope people will join together with family and friends, clubs and organisations to form groups to raise the money. The big unanswered question: who benefits from largesse - interest groups or the common voter? Posters and entry forms were distributed to all schools, community groups, businesses and commercial outlets. A host of groups and organisations have pledged to continue their support to reach the new target. Your efforts to include many groups and organisations are excellent. Aid organisations and campaign groups, however, were less enthusiastic. I will certainly be contacting them and I hope to enlist the help of other disabled groups and organisations to protest against the ban. These were groups organized to write letters to the editors of newspapers. For once the onus has not been placed solely on women's groups and non-governmental organisations. Ten minutes later, we were organized into groups, and sent outside into the inviting rain. Reading circles resemble college seminar groups except they are organized by participants. Women were organised into groups and group leaders were appointed. Somewhere along the middle of this continuum lies self help groups and organizations. Synonyms faction, division, section, clique, coterie, circle, set, ring, camp, bloc, caucus, cabal, junta, fringe movement, splinter group, minority group 1.2 A commercial organization consisting of several companies under common ownership. the largest newspaper group in the UK Example sentencesExamples Far be it from me to encourage you to buy a newspaper produced by another group. We start with a joint session between the contracts and commercial law groups. Many official bodies and commercial groups regard stickers and pasted posters as closely related to graffiti. The promotion is the first time Scotland's seven major newspaper publishing groups have collaborated on marketing. Some general practitioners have moved from group to chain ownership of practice premises. The syndicate will allow groups to find large commercial units with multi tenancies in prime locations. Commercial groups or individuals will continue to pay for the use of the facility as before. He pointed out that the group has a building contract and has also obtained planning permission. Synonyms association, club, society, league, guild, circle, union, consortium, cooperative, partnership, syndicate 1.3 A number of musicians who play popular music together. I've always been a fan of the guitarists in the group Example sentencesExamples The interaction between the rhythm section and the rest of the group is beauteous to behold. The three groups represented on this album feature the ultimate in the sound and soul of brass band music. Just don't expect it to sound like his old indie group, or much else for that matter. American observers have noted this ethnic diversity in rap groups in France. On the evidence of this album, the group appear in complete and remarkable control of their art. Rock'n'roll groups appeared on bills along with trad groups and pop singers - even some modern jazz made it into the charts. The album opens with the group's trademark sound in full effect. Well ya gotta hand it to this super group for hammering together a release to be proud of. Space permits only a brief comparison here of the group singing of the Beatles and that of the girl groups. Musically, the group captures a pressing sense of urgency devoid of anything trite or gimmicky. Robert is joined by Vincent Courtois on cello and Cyril Atef on drums in a chamber jazz group of the highest order. Lonnie equips his quartet with the dynamics of a big band while retaining the intimacy of a small group. Now I know the purpose of this series is not to turn the two groups concerned against each other in some sonic battle royale. Sharing the bill with The Beatles were the somewhat-overlooked group The Briarwoods. The group put on a frantic performance during a set that stretched into the night. They are imitating the complex dance steps and hand jives that the group perform in their videos. One of the most influential British indie groups of recent years have announced they are to split. We're only influenced by two groups and that's the Beatles and the Stones. Are they a natural conclusion to what the girl-led indie groups of the mid 90's didn't finish? It is yet another landmark in the career of one of soul music's greatest groups. Synonyms musical group, pop group, ensemble, orchestra 1.4Military A division of an air force, usually consisting of two or more stations. 1.5Art Two or more figures or objects forming a design. Example sentencesExamples His most characteristic works were figures or groups of a historical, literary, allegorical, or symbolic nature. A still greater number have copied the busts and limbs and the groups of Greek art. 2Chemistry treated as singular or plural A set of elements occupying a column in the periodic table and having broadly similar properties arising from their similar electronic structure. Example sentencesExamples Ramsay realized that argon and helium might be members of a hitherto unsuspected new group in the Periodic Table. 2.1 A combination of atoms having a recognizable identity in a number of compounds. a methyl group Example sentencesExamples Polyatomic ions are groups of atoms that are positively or negatively charged. In aliphatic chemistry this is carried out as a substitution of a hydrogen atom in a group. Solitary lines are from the fatty acid terminal methyl groups, triglyceride backbone carbons, and carboxyl carbons. Glycerol is a polyhydroxy alcohol containing three carbon atoms and three hydroxyl groups. This messenger in turn activates a so-called kinase, an enzyme that attaches phosphate groups to other proteins. 3Mathematics treated as singular or plural A set of elements, together with an associative binary operation, which contains an inverse for each element and an identity element. Example sentencesExamples Netto made major steps towards abstract group theory when he combined permutation group results and groups in number theory. He was the first to give a proof that the Galois group is closed under multiplication. One of the areas which his work took him into was infinite permutation groups. He studied primitive permutation groups and proved a finiteness theorem. Although Galois had used groups extensively throughout his paper on equations, he had not given a definition. 4Linguistics treated as singular or plural (in systemic grammar) a level of structure between clause and word, broadly corresponding to phrase in other grammars. Example sentencesExamples The conventional belief is that speech is made up of individual words, whereas we really speak groups of words. An acronym is a word group created in a similar way to an initialism but which is pronounced as a word. You will be sure to find, in almost every line of print, at least one group of words that has an idiomatic feel to it. verb ɡruːpɡrup 1with object and adverbial Put in a group or groups. three chairs were grouped around a table Example sentencesExamples You will have noticed that the deck chairs in square formation are grouped around a table and underneath beach umbrellas. The participants were then grouped in twos, and sent to their new homes for the summer. Dark leather chairs were grouped opposite her father's desk, and a dark burgundy oriental rug adorned the black walnut hardwood floor. But we have interaccountability by grouping people together in teams, so that we have people watching each other and making sure that we hold each other accountable. The benches and chairs were grouped in a circle around them. I'm going to try to group a team together, so if you are interested in taking part leave a message in the comments below or email me. We took our places at the table and we were grouped with folks we'd never met before. The evening session was more lively with the Club conducting a competition for the children, who were grouped into three teams. Everything small and breakable must come out, and big objects such as tables and sofas should be grouped together in the centre of the room and covered with dust sheets. Soldiers were grouped into units of five, and if one fled in the war, the other four would be punished. Some are grouped in ‘teams’ who compete to develop the most effective viruses. The blocks are grouped to form two central courtyards, one of which contains a swimming pool. There are eleven, grouped in two clusters of seven and three and one more isolated. Police and security services are even grouped around every transport link, every city square, and any site of some nominal importance. Apparently, all of the stocking stuffers are grouped on said tables, so I can find them more easily. Units can be grouped to form larger social entities and common spaces. The eligible and ineligible skaters were grouped into teams, with skaters of both flavors on each team. The works are grouped into five areas that examine cultural differences in the construction of time. Twenty kids are grouped in teams to test their smarts and skills against outlandish challenges. The opposition forces were grouped around the Spanish aircraft carrier. Synonyms assemble, collect, gather together, mass, amass, cluster, clump, bunch arrange, organize, marshal, range, line up, dispose 1.1 Put into categories; classify. molluscs are grouped into seven different classes Example sentencesExamples It noted, however, much overlap among the charges, and that all could be grouped within the inclusive category of crimes against humanity. As the cumbersome title suggests, the material is grouped under three rubrics. He then grouped all known flowering plants according to the number of such structures that each had. The respondents were asked to list their current concerns and these concerns were grouped into major categories. Photographs featured on the web site are grouped into seven categories - as are the albums. The firefighters' fitness levels were grouped into six categories ranging from poor to excellent. The structural steels can be grouped conveniently on the basis of tensile strength. These two forms can be grouped further into two classifications described as opened and closed forms. Eleven manufacturers who received five to seven nominations were grouped into Category 1. Camera specs and tests are listed by brand and grouped by number of megapixels. The classification is based on grouping the metabolites into primary and secondary. The issue was, can the individual chromosomes be distinguished or only grouped into classes? The main topic categories were then grouped into larger domains. The eight chapters are grouped under three headings: culture, history and university. Furthest away are other science disciplines that would be grouped in different broad categories from psychology, like physics and chemistry. Tumor classifications were created by grouping tumors that had median survivals below or above the median for the entire sample, respectively. To simplify matters, single malts are often grouped according to the region where they are produced. These can be generally grouped into three categories: market research, market contacts and market promotion. Clearly all of the issues grouped together under the heading of management learning are important. It seems the factors can be grouped into two categories - those involving diet and eating habits, and those involving life-style. Synonyms categorize, classify, class, sort, bracket, pigeonhole, grade, rate, rank designate, label, tag, brand file, catalogue, list, tabulate, index, assign 1.2no object, with adverbial Form a group or groups. growers began to group together to form cooperatives Example sentencesExamples Several labor organizations have grouped together to pledge to use their workers' rights to take the day off on the upcoming World Labor Day on May 1. The outlets of George's Court Shopping Centre grouped together to offer one of their customers this great day out. They are often found in groups of hundreds or thousands, flying in long lines or grouped tightly together on the water. They grouped together, raised their guns, and began to fire at the ship. Once out into space, they grouped together into the standard crescent position, where the Wing Leader is at the centre front, with 2 on either side slightly back. In the same year, Mars, Saturn and Jupiter were seen grouped together Forces were already grouping several hundred thousand kilometers away. They grouped together at Half-London, a collection of little shops lined along a dusty road at the bottom of Tank Hill. Walking down the hall, I see people grouping together, each with their own visible and audible definition of individualism. From the time the Hurricanes grouped together pre-season for a one month training session in New Plymouth, it's been special. My stomach had a few separate scars loosely grouped together, then on my upper legs they began again. But the idea now being looked at involves different organisations in the centre grouping together to pay for a guard to patrol the walkways of the centre. However, the club have been very naive in allowing large numbers of away fans to group together. Now they had grouped together against the steep slopes of a lava ridge, tails flicking, necks craning, heads turning. The D. subobscura lines group in two clear clusters. They would fly, grouped together in the shape of a diamond, all coming out of one tree in a cacophony of chirping. The fancied riders grouped together at the tail-end of the field, separated by two minutes as is the new practice in major events. When insurgents group together, they lose their mobility and present attractive targets. It's well understood that people will group together with others who think in the same way. She visited the city's Spanish quarter where families and individuals are grouping together to support each other as they wait to hear more news of their families and friends. Synonyms unite, join up, join together, team up, join forces, pool resources, club together, get together, come together, gather collaborate, work together, pull together, cooperate link, ally, associate, fraternize, form an alliance, affiliate, federate amalgamate, combine, merge, integrate, consolidate Derivatives groupage noun ˈɡruːpɪdʒ It's a service that's probably at the wrong time for groupage consignments because they are still taking loads and collecting their deliveries up to four in the afternoon, which have to be consolidated into a load and then taken to a ferry. Example sentencesExamples Up to 70 jobs in Orkney, Shetland and Aberdeen have been secured following the announcement that the management buy-out team have been successful in acquiring the haulage and groupage operations. Origin Late 17th century: from French groupe, from Italian gruppo, of Germanic origin; related to crop. crop from Old English: From around ad 700 to the late 18th century crop, related to group (late 17th century), had a sense ‘flower head, ear of corn’, which gave rise to the main modern meaning ‘a cultivated plant grown on a large scale’ and also to senses referring to the top of something, such as the verb uses ‘to cut very short’ or ‘to bite off and eat the tops of plants’. The sense ‘a very short hairstyle’ goes back to the late 18th century but is particularly associated with the 1920s, when the Eton crop, reminiscent of the style then worn at the English public school Eton, was fashionable for young women. To come a cropper is to suffer a defeat or disaster. The origin of the phrase may be the 19th-century hunting slang term ‘cropper’, meaning ‘a heavy fall’. Cropper probably came from neck and crop, an expression meaning ‘completely or thoroughly’ and originally used in the context of a horse falling to the ground. Crop here referred either to the rider's whip (originally the top part of a whip) or the horse's hindquarters. This sense is found in Old French croupe ‘rump’, which appears as croup in Middle English, and is the source of the crupper (Middle English), the bit of harness that goes from the saddle under the horse's tail, and which lies behind the word croupier (early 18th century). In early use, this was a term for a person standing behind a gambler to give advice, adopted from French, cropier ‘pillion rider, rider on the croup’. Rhymes bloop, cock-a-hoop, coop, croup, droop, drupe, dupe, goop, Guadeloupe, hoop, loop, poop, recoup, roup, scoop, sloop, snoop, soup, stoep, stoop, stoup, stupe, swoop, troop, troupe, whoop Definition of group in US English: group nounɡrupɡro͞op 1treated as singular or plural A number of people or things that are located close together or are considered or classed together. these bodies fall into four distinct groups Example sentencesExamples Stars are not scattered randomly through space, they are gathered together into vast groups known as galaxies. To do this, push together chairs, stools and ottomans so small groups can gather. This is the third year we have gathered together a group of friends to meet at Burke's Canoes in Forestville. As they approached the group of men gathered round her tents, she screamed in horror. Therefore tomato plants should be gathered in groups of 6 on either side of the front gate. I used to take yoga classes, and group fitness classes, but that has fallen by the way side for the moment. To find answers this programme gathered together a group of eminent people from a variety of backgrounds. Some walkers warned a group of four boys to get off the frozen river at Water End. One copy of this gene occurs in angiosperms, but two copies occur in the other four seed plant groups. The typical kind of call outs we are getting involve groups of youths gathering together. He divided twenty-four of the plants into six initial groups of four, in order of size as estimated by eye. The four classes of protected groups are not defined, nor are criteria for their definition provided. We stood on the corner of one of the back roads when we were approached by a group of young boys aged about 10 to 12. You go to classes all day long and take notes and participate in group discussions. A group of maids had gathered together and were giggling and laughing over some unknown joke. The extent of this clustering was similar in all four social class groups. He also feared for the safety of other pupils when the boy ran towards a group leaving the class, on May 17 last year. They tend to gather in groups and take short flights out to sea and back in again, practising for their long journey back out onto the ocean. The sheets would be cut to approximate size, then they would be gathered into groups of three or four, folded in half and trimmed to the correct size. The location of a taxi rank in the centre of town would lead to trouble, with large groups of people gathering together. Synonyms category, class, classification, grouping, set, lot, batch, bracket, type, sort, kind, variety, family, species, genus, breed, style crowd, band, company, party, body, gathering, congregation, assembly, collection, cluster, flock, pack, troop, gang, batch 1.1 A number of people who work together or share certain beliefs. I now belong to my local drama group Example sentencesExamples Both groups come together to share workshops, intensive training and performances. Aid organisations and campaign groups, however, were less enthusiastic. It is small band of guerrillas without heavy artillery or any armor, organized in small groups. They range from individual registrants to private organisations, community groups and schools. When another publisher picked up the book and the controversy, feminist groups attempted to organise a boycott. Money left over is to go towards a new parish council noticeboard and the remainder will be shared among local groups. We hope people will join together with family and friends, clubs and organisations to form groups to raise the money. Ten minutes later, we were organized into groups, and sent outside into the inviting rain. Your efforts to include many groups and organisations are excellent. We need to form a progressive coalition that includes the religious groups sharing our morality. A host of groups and organisations have pledged to continue their support to reach the new target. Posters and entry forms were distributed to all schools, community groups, businesses and commercial outlets. The big unanswered question: who benefits from largesse - interest groups or the common voter? For once the onus has not been placed solely on women's groups and non-governmental organisations. These were groups organized to write letters to the editors of newspapers. I will certainly be contacting them and I hope to enlist the help of other disabled groups and organisations to protest against the ban. Women were organised into groups and group leaders were appointed. Youth clubs, after-school groups and organisations such as Scouts and Guides would be among those to benefit. Somewhere along the middle of this continuum lies self help groups and organizations. Reading circles resemble college seminar groups except they are organized by participants. Synonyms faction, division, section, clique, coterie, circle, set, ring, camp, bloc, caucus, cabal, junta, fringe movement, splinter group, minority group association, club, society, league, guild, circle, union, consortium, cooperative, partnership, syndicate 1.2 A commercial organization consisting of several companies under common ownership. Example sentencesExamples The promotion is the first time Scotland's seven major newspaper publishing groups have collaborated on marketing. We start with a joint session between the contracts and commercial law groups. Far be it from me to encourage you to buy a newspaper produced by another group. Many official bodies and commercial groups regard stickers and pasted posters as closely related to graffiti. Commercial groups or individuals will continue to pay for the use of the facility as before. The syndicate will allow groups to find large commercial units with multi tenancies in prime locations. He pointed out that the group has a building contract and has also obtained planning permission. Some general practitioners have moved from group to chain ownership of practice premises. Synonyms association, club, society, league, guild, circle, union, consortium, cooperative, partnership, syndicate 1.3 A number of musicians who play popular music together. Example sentencesExamples The group put on a frantic performance during a set that stretched into the night. Now I know the purpose of this series is not to turn the two groups concerned against each other in some sonic battle royale. One of the most influential British indie groups of recent years have announced they are to split. Are they a natural conclusion to what the girl-led indie groups of the mid 90's didn't finish? American observers have noted this ethnic diversity in rap groups in France. They are imitating the complex dance steps and hand jives that the group perform in their videos. Rock'n'roll groups appeared on bills along with trad groups and pop singers - even some modern jazz made it into the charts. Well ya gotta hand it to this super group for hammering together a release to be proud of. The interaction between the rhythm section and the rest of the group is beauteous to behold. Space permits only a brief comparison here of the group singing of the Beatles and that of the girl groups. On the evidence of this album, the group appear in complete and remarkable control of their art. Lonnie equips his quartet with the dynamics of a big band while retaining the intimacy of a small group. The album opens with the group's trademark sound in full effect. We're only influenced by two groups and that's the Beatles and the Stones. Robert is joined by Vincent Courtois on cello and Cyril Atef on drums in a chamber jazz group of the highest order. It is yet another landmark in the career of one of soul music's greatest groups. Just don't expect it to sound like his old indie group, or much else for that matter. Sharing the bill with The Beatles were the somewhat-overlooked group The Briarwoods. Musically, the group captures a pressing sense of urgency devoid of anything trite or gimmicky. The three groups represented on this album feature the ultimate in the sound and soul of brass band music. Synonyms musical group, pop group, ensemble, orchestra 1.4Military A unit of the US Air Force, consisting of two or more squadrons. 1.5Military A unit of the US Army, consisting of two or more battalions. 1.6Art Two or more figures or objects forming a design. Example sentencesExamples A still greater number have copied the busts and limbs and the groups of Greek art. His most characteristic works were figures or groups of a historical, literary, allegorical, or symbolic nature. 1.7Chemistry A set of elements occupying a column in the periodic table and having broadly similar properties arising from their similar electronic structure. Example sentencesExamples Ramsay realized that argon and helium might be members of a hitherto unsuspected new group in the Periodic Table. 1.8Chemistry A combination of atoms having a recognizable identity in a number of compounds. Example sentencesExamples In aliphatic chemistry this is carried out as a substitution of a hydrogen atom in a group. Glycerol is a polyhydroxy alcohol containing three carbon atoms and three hydroxyl groups. Solitary lines are from the fatty acid terminal methyl groups, triglyceride backbone carbons, and carboxyl carbons. Polyatomic ions are groups of atoms that are positively or negatively charged. This messenger in turn activates a so-called kinase, an enzyme that attaches phosphate groups to other proteins. 1.9Mathematics A set of elements, together with an associative binary operation, that contains an inverse for each element and an identity element. Example sentencesExamples He was the first to give a proof that the Galois group is closed under multiplication. Although Galois had used groups extensively throughout his paper on equations, he had not given a definition. He studied primitive permutation groups and proved a finiteness theorem. One of the areas which his work took him into was infinite permutation groups. Netto made major steps towards abstract group theory when he combined permutation group results and groups in number theory. 1.10Geology A stratigraphic division consisting of two or more formations. verbɡrupɡro͞op 1with object and adverbial Put together or place in a group or groups. three wooden chairs were grouped around a dining table Example sentencesExamples I'm going to try to group a team together, so if you are interested in taking part leave a message in the comments below or email me. The evening session was more lively with the Club conducting a competition for the children, who were grouped into three teams. Apparently, all of the stocking stuffers are grouped on said tables, so I can find them more easily. Twenty kids are grouped in teams to test their smarts and skills against outlandish challenges. You will have noticed that the deck chairs in square formation are grouped around a table and underneath beach umbrellas. Dark leather chairs were grouped opposite her father's desk, and a dark burgundy oriental rug adorned the black walnut hardwood floor. Everything small and breakable must come out, and big objects such as tables and sofas should be grouped together in the centre of the room and covered with dust sheets. We took our places at the table and we were grouped with folks we'd never met before. The opposition forces were grouped around the Spanish aircraft carrier. The blocks are grouped to form two central courtyards, one of which contains a swimming pool. Soldiers were grouped into units of five, and if one fled in the war, the other four would be punished. Units can be grouped to form larger social entities and common spaces. The works are grouped into five areas that examine cultural differences in the construction of time. Some are grouped in ‘teams’ who compete to develop the most effective viruses. Police and security services are even grouped around every transport link, every city square, and any site of some nominal importance. The eligible and ineligible skaters were grouped into teams, with skaters of both flavors on each team. The participants were then grouped in twos, and sent to their new homes for the summer. There are eleven, grouped in two clusters of seven and three and one more isolated. The benches and chairs were grouped in a circle around them. But we have interaccountability by grouping people together in teams, so that we have people watching each other and making sure that we hold each other accountable. Synonyms assemble, collect, gather together, mass, amass, cluster, clump, bunch 1.1 Put into categories; classify. we group them into species merely as a convenience Example sentencesExamples Clearly all of the issues grouped together under the heading of management learning are important. These two forms can be grouped further into two classifications described as opened and closed forms. Camera specs and tests are listed by brand and grouped by number of megapixels. The main topic categories were then grouped into larger domains. Eleven manufacturers who received five to seven nominations were grouped into Category 1. The issue was, can the individual chromosomes be distinguished or only grouped into classes? Furthest away are other science disciplines that would be grouped in different broad categories from psychology, like physics and chemistry. As the cumbersome title suggests, the material is grouped under three rubrics. The firefighters' fitness levels were grouped into six categories ranging from poor to excellent. Photographs featured on the web site are grouped into seven categories - as are the albums. It seems the factors can be grouped into two categories - those involving diet and eating habits, and those involving life-style. It noted, however, much overlap among the charges, and that all could be grouped within the inclusive category of crimes against humanity. The structural steels can be grouped conveniently on the basis of tensile strength. He then grouped all known flowering plants according to the number of such structures that each had. The respondents were asked to list their current concerns and these concerns were grouped into major categories. Tumor classifications were created by grouping tumors that had median survivals below or above the median for the entire sample, respectively. These can be generally grouped into three categories: market research, market contacts and market promotion. The classification is based on grouping the metabolites into primary and secondary. To simplify matters, single malts are often grouped according to the region where they are produced. The eight chapters are grouped under three headings: culture, history and university. Synonyms categorize, classify, class, sort, bracket, pigeonhole, grade, rate, rank 1.2no object, with adverbial Form a group or groups. many growers began to group together to form cooperatives Example sentencesExamples The outlets of George's Court Shopping Centre grouped together to offer one of their customers this great day out. Forces were already grouping several hundred thousand kilometers away. Once out into space, they grouped together into the standard crescent position, where the Wing Leader is at the centre front, with 2 on either side slightly back. The D. subobscura lines group in two clear clusters. Walking down the hall, I see people grouping together, each with their own visible and audible definition of individualism. However, the club have been very naive in allowing large numbers of away fans to group together. But the idea now being looked at involves different organisations in the centre grouping together to pay for a guard to patrol the walkways of the centre. They are often found in groups of hundreds or thousands, flying in long lines or grouped tightly together on the water. My stomach had a few separate scars loosely grouped together, then on my upper legs they began again. When insurgents group together, they lose their mobility and present attractive targets. They grouped together at Half-London, a collection of little shops lined along a dusty road at the bottom of Tank Hill. The fancied riders grouped together at the tail-end of the field, separated by two minutes as is the new practice in major events. They would fly, grouped together in the shape of a diamond, all coming out of one tree in a cacophony of chirping. From the time the Hurricanes grouped together pre-season for a one month training session in New Plymouth, it's been special. They grouped together, raised their guns, and began to fire at the ship. She visited the city's Spanish quarter where families and individuals are grouping together to support each other as they wait to hear more news of their families and friends. Now they had grouped together against the steep slopes of a lava ridge, tails flicking, necks craning, heads turning. It's well understood that people will group together with others who think in the same way. In the same year, Mars, Saturn and Jupiter were seen grouped together Several labor organizations have grouped together to pledge to use their workers' rights to take the day off on the upcoming World Labor Day on May 1. Synonyms unite, join up, join together, team up, join forces, pool resources, club together, get together, come together, gather Origin Late 17th century: from French groupe, from Italian gruppo, of Germanic origin; related to crop.
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