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The definition of a cluster is a group of people or things gathered or growing together.
(noun)- A bunch of grapes is an example of a cluster.
- A bouquet of flowers is an example of a cluster.
Cluster means to grow or gather.
(verb)People grouping together is an example of to cluster.
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See cluster in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
- a number of things of the same sort gathered together or growing together; bunch
- a number of persons, animals, or things grouped together
- Phonet. a group of nonsyllabic phonemes, esp. a group of two or more consecutive consonants
Origin: ME < OE clyster, cluster; akin to north Ger dial. kluster, claw, clot
intransitive verb, transitive verb
to gather or grow in a cluster or clusters
Related Forms:
- clustery adjective
See cluster in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- A group of the same or similar elements gathered or occurring closely together; a bunch: “She held out her hand, a small tight cluster of fingers” (Anne Tyler).
- Linguistics Two or more successive consonants in a word, as cl and st in the word cluster.
- A group of academic courses in a related area.
To gather or grow into bunches.
verb, transitive To cause to grow or form into bunches.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English
Origin: , from Old English clyster
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