English noun: cluster | |||
1. | cluster (group) a grouping of a number of similar things | ||
Samples | A bunch of trees. A cluster of admirers. | ||
Synonyms | bunch, clump, clustering | ||
Broader (hypernym) | agglomeration | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | knot, swad, tuft, tussock | ||
Instance hyponym | Northern Cross, Omega Centauri, Pleiades | ||
English verb: cluster | |||
1. | cluster (motion) come together as in a cluster or flock | ||
Samples | The poets constellate in this town every summer. | ||
Examples | The crowds cluster in the streets | ||
Synonyms | clump, constellate, flock | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | assemble, foregather, forgather, gather, meet | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bunch, bunch together, bunch up, huddle, huddle together | ||
2. | cluster (contact) gather or cause to gather into a cluster | ||
Samples | She bunched her fingers into a fist. | ||
Synonyms | bunch, bunch up, bundle, clump | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | form | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | agglomerate | ||