bunch
1. a grouping of a number of similar things (Freq. 6)
- a bunch of trees
- a cluster of admirers
• Syn:
clump, cluster, clustering
• Derivationally related forms:
cluster (for: clustering), cluster (for: cluster), clump (for: clump), bunchy
• Hypernyms:
agglomeration
• Hyponyms:
knot, swad, tuft, tussock
• Instance Hyponyms:
Northern Cross, Omega Centauri, Pleiades
2. an informal body of friends (Freq. 3)
- he still hangs out with the same crowd
• Syn:
crowd, crew, gang
• Derivationally related forms:
gang (for: gang)
• Hypernyms:
gathering, assemblage
3. any collection in its entirety (Freq. 1)
- she bought the whole caboodle
• Syn:
lot, caboodle
• Hypernyms:
collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage
1. form into a bunch (Freq. 2)
- The frightened children bunched together in the corner of the classroom
• Syn:
bunch together, bunch up
• Hypernyms:
cluster, constellate, flock, clump
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s PP
2. gather or cause to gather into a cluster (Freq. 1)
- She bunched her fingers into a fist
• Syn:
bunch up, bundle, cluster, clump
• Derivationally related forms:
clump (for: clump), cluster (for: cluster), clustering (for: cluster), bundle (for: bundle)
• Hypernyms:
form
• Hyponyms:
agglomerate
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s something PP
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