clump
11clump — I UK [klʌmp] / US noun Word forms clump : singular clump plural clumps 1) [countable] a group of trees or plants growing very close together a) mainly literary a group of people or things very close together b) a mass of a substance a clump of… …
12clump — {{11}}clump (n.) 1580s, lump, cluster of trees, from M.E. clompe a lump (c.1300), from Du. klomp lump, mass, or M.L.G. klumpe clog, wooden shoe. O.E. had clympre lump, mass of metal. {{12}}clump (v.1) to heap or gather in clumps (trans.), 1824,… …
13clump — [[t]klʌ̱mp[/t]] clumps, clumping, clumped 1) N COUNT: oft N of n, in N in pl A clump of things such as trees or plants is a small group of them growing together. ...a clump of trees bordering a side road. ...a sweetly scented perennial that grows …
14clump — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, great (esp. BrE), large ▪ little, small ▪ dense, thick ▪ These plants …
15clump — 1 noun 1 (C) a group of trees, bushes, or other plants growing very close together (+ of): a clump of grass 2 (C) a piece of earth or mud 3 (singular) the sound of someone walking with heavy steps: I heard the clump of Ralph s boots going up the… …
16clump — [[t]klʌmp[/t]] n. 1) a small cluster, esp. of trees or other plants 2) a lump or mass 3) a heavy, thumping step, sound, etc 4) imu a cluster of agglutinated bacteria, red blood cells, etc 5) Also, clomp to walk heavily and clumsily. 6) imu to… …
17clump — 1. noun 1) a clump of trees Syn: cluster, thicket, group, bunch, assemblage 2) a clump of earth Syn: lump, clod, mass, wad, glob, gob 2. verb 1) …
18clump — To form into clusters, small aggregations, or groups. [A.S. clympre, a lump] * * * clump kləmp n a clustered mass of particles (as bacteria or blood cells) compare AGGLUTINATION clump vi to form clumps vt to arrange in or cause to form clumps… …
19clump — noun 1) a clump of trees Syn: cluster, thicket, group, bunch 2) a clump of earth Syn: lump, clod, mass, chunk …
20clump — /klʌmp / (say klump) noun 1. a cluster, especially of trees, or other plants. 2. Bacteriology a cluster of agglutinated bacteria. 3. a lump or mass. 4. a clumping tread, sound, etc. 5. a thick extra sole on a shoe. 6. a blow; a clout. –verb (i) 7 …
