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clump
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- pronunciation:
- kluhmp
- features:
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
A clump is a thick mass of something, or a collection of things all bound or stuck together.
Nate scraped clumps of dirt off his boots before going into the house.Elena came out of woods holding two big clumps of moss in her hands.- synonyms:
- lump, mass
- similar words:
- chunk
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| definition 2: |
A clump is a group of things that are very close together.
Nobody could find Amy because she was hiding behind a thick clump of bushes.- synonyms:
- knot
- similar words:
- batch, bunch, cluster, group
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| related words: |
lump, tuft |
| derivations: |
clumpish (adj.), clumpy (adj.) |
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