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cluster

/ˈklʌstɚ/noun, verb2 syllables

Cluster means: a grouping of a number of similar things.

Synonyms for cluster6

noun, as in a grouping of a number of similar things

bunch, clump, clustering

verb, as in come together as in a cluster or flock

constellate, flock, clump

verb, as in gather or cause to gather into a cluster

bunch, bundle, clump

What does cluster mean?3

noun

1

a grouping of a number of similar things“a bunch of trees”

verb

1

come together as in a cluster or flock“The poets constellate in this town every summer”

2

gather or cause to gather into a cluster“She bunched her fingers into a fist”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with cluster?4

two syllables

bustermusterlustreluster
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Cluster in a sentence

  • The cluster of cells continued to grow in the laboratory.KoreanBeaver
  • Sami saw a cluster of kids standing on the balcony.OsoHombre
  • There was a cluster of large rocks in the area.Amastan
  • Dmitri reached the cluster of boulders and started to climb.Amastan
  • Grapes grow in thick clusters that are easy to pick.AlanF_US
  • Clusters of bees flitted to and from the hive.swolesuki
  • Clouds are clusters of water droplets condensed from water vapor.carlosalberto
  • Leonid heard something rustling through the leaves and bamboo clusters.Amastan

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of cluster

as a noun

plural
clusters

as a verb

past tense
clustered
present participle
clustering
third-person singular
clusters
past participle
clustered