| 单词 | clump |
| 释义 | clump (once / 771 pages) 1nv 2n 3nv A clump is a "bunch" or a "cluster." If you're a gardener, the last thing you want to see is a clump of weeds growing in the middle of your newly groomed lawn. Essentially, a clump is a grouping. You might see a clump of sheep grazing in a field or you might throw a clump of clothes into the washing machine. Clump can also mean lump, like when you find a clump of grass stuck to your shoe. As a verb, clump means "to gather," as in "a flock of birds clumped together in a tree." WORD FAMILYclump: clumped, clumping, clumps+/clumping: clumpings USAGE EXAMPLESOnly clumps of concrete clinging to bent rebar prevented a massive opening. Washington Times(Dec 27, 2016) When she returns with the salad bowl, she stoops to collect a clump of junk mail, including a come-on addressed to “Our Neighbor.” New York Times(Dec 24, 2016) Other clumps of dust, scattered around its periphery, became planets and asteroids. Economist(Dec 10, 2016) 1 1n a grouping of a number of similar things Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper bunch, cluster, clustering Northern Cross a cluster of 5 bright stars forming a cross in the constellation Cygnus Omega Centauria global cluster in the constellation Centaurus Pleiadesa star cluster in the constellation Taurus knot a tight cluster of people or things swada bunch tuft, tussocka bunch of hair or feathers or growing grass wispa small tuft or lock hexenbesen, staghead, witch broom, witches' brooman abnormal tufted growth of small branches on a tree or shrub caused by fungi or insects or other physiological disturbance coma(botany) a usually terminal tuft of bracts (as in the pineapple) or tuft of hairs (especially on certain seeds) agglomeration a jumbled collection or mass 2v come together as in a cluster or flock Syn|Hypo|Hyper cluster, constellate, flock huddle, huddle together crowd or draw together bunch, bunch together, bunch upform into a bunch assemble, foregather, forgather, gather, meet collect in one place 3v gather or cause to gather into a cluster 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper bunch, bunch up, bundle, cluster agglomerate form into one cluster form assume a form or shape n a compact mass 3Syn|Hypo|Hyper ball, chunk, clod, glob, lump clot, coagulum a lump of material formed from the content of a liquid goba lump of slimy stuff clewa ball of yarn or cord or thread thrombusa blood clot formed within a blood vessel and remaining attached to its place of origin embolusan abnormal particle (e.g. an air bubble or part of a clot) circulating in the blood agglomeration a jumbled collection or mass 1n a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects) Syn|Hyper clunk, thud, thump, thumping sound the sudden occurrence of an audible event 2v make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground Syn|Hyper clop, clunk, plunk go, sound make a certain noise or sound 3v walk clumsily Syn|Hyper clomp walk use one's feet to advance; advance by steps |
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