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bun·dle (bundəl)

noun

  1. a number of things tied, wrapped, or otherwise held together
  2. a package or parcel
  3. a bunch, collection, or group
  4. Slang a large amount of money
  5. Biol.
    1. any of the strands of specialized cells that conduct fluids or add strength in higher plants
    2. an anatomical unit consisting of a number of separate nerve fibers, muscles, etc. closely banded together

Etymology: ME bundel, prob. < MDu bondel, dim. < bond < binden, bind

transitive verb bundled -·dled, bundling -·dling

  1. to make into a bundle; wrap or tie together
  2. to offer together with a related product or service for sale at a package price to bundle an Internet browser with a PC
  3. to send hastily or without ceremony; hustle (away, off, out, or into)

intransitive verb

  1. to move or go hastily; bustle
  2. to lie in the same bed with one's sweetheart without undressing: a former courting custom, esp. in New England

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bundle Idioms

bundle up

to put on plenty of warm clothing

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bundle Synonyms

bundle

n.

packet, parcel, bunch; see package 1. See syn. study at package.


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bundle Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • tie: All you could see were folks with tied bundles of clothes or some precious items they had managed to save.

Adjective modifier

  • tidy: Our plans for little public trust a tidy bundle.

Noun used with modifier

  • localization: If the named Logger already exists and does not yet have a localization resource bundle then the given resource bundle name is used.

Preposition: of

  • fluff: You were a bundle of fluff the day we first got you.
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bundle quotes

   A bundle of biases held loosely together by a sense of taste.

-Balliett,Whitney

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