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bun·dle (bun′dəl)
noun
- a number of things tied, wrapped, or otherwise held together
- a package or parcel
- a bunch, collection, or group
- Slang a large amount of money
- Biol.
- any of the strands of specialized cells that conduct fluids or add strength in higher plants in full vascular bundle
- an anatomical unit consisting of a number of separate nerve fibers, muscles, etc. closely banded together
- any of the strands of specialized cells that conduct fluids or add strength in higher plants
Etymology: ME bundel, prob. < MDu bondel, dim. < bond < binden, bind
transitive verb bundled -·dled, bundling -·dling
- to make into a bundle; wrap or tie together
- to offer together with a related product or service for sale at a package price to bundle an Internet browser with a PC
- to send hastily or without ceremony; hustle (away, off, out, or into)
intransitive verb
- to move or go hastily; bustle
- to lie in the same bed with one's sweetheart without undressing: a former courting custom, esp. in New England
Related Forms:
- bundler bun′·dler noun
bundle up
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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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A bundle of biases held loosely together by a sense of taste.
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