English words for 'Alternative form of clusterball.'
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adj
noun
- (writing) A prewriting technique consisting of writing ideas down on a sheet of paper around a central idea within a circle, with the related ideas radially joined to the circle using rays.
- A grouping of a number of similar things.
- (computing) The undesirable contiguous grouping of elements in a hash table.
- (demography) The grouping of a population based on ethnicity, economics or religion.
- a grouping of a number of similar things
verb
noun
- Aggregation into clumps or balls;
- The act of winding into a ball.
- (poultry) The accumulation of soil on the feet of a bird, a process that eventually leads to infection.
- (beekeeping) An incident when worker bees surround a queen bee, usually leading to her death by suffocation or starvation.
- The measurement on a hydrometer of the amount of sugar in a liquid.
- The act or process of using a wrecking ball.
- The accumulation of material such as snow or mud under the feet of a horse.
- The act of wrapping something up.
- The act of curling up.
- (African-American Vernacular, slang) Synonym of sexual intercourse.
- The act of scouring out a pipe or drain by forcing rocks or similar items through it with high-pressure water.
- The process of firing ball-like projectiles.
- The act of forcing a bolus of medicine down the throat of an animal.
- The act of cutting the roots (of a tree) about six inches from the stem, wrapping roots and soil in a sack, then tying the sack with twine.
adj
verb
adv
noun
name
noun
- A bundle or cluster.
- (botany) A discrete bundle of vascular tissue.
- (botany) A cluster of flowers or leaves, such as the bundles of the thin leaves (or needles) of pines.
- (publishing) A discrete section of a book issued or published separately, generally as a temporary measure while the work is in progress.
- (anatomy) A bundle of skeletal muscle fibers surrounded by connective tissue.
- a bundle of fibers (especially nerve fibers)
- an installment of a printed work
noun
- (figuratively) A cluster; a bunch.
- (in the plural, used in street names) A road, street, or similar thoroughfare, which sometimes occupies a former garden.
- (attributive) Taking place in, or used in, such a garden.
- An outdoor area containing one or more types of plants, usually plants grown for food or ornamental purposes.
- (in the plural) Such an ornamental place to which the public have access.
- (slang) Pubic hair or the genitalia it masks.
- (cartomancy) The twentieth Lenormand card.
- (British, Ireland, Appalachia, New York City) The grounds at the front or back of a house.
- a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
- a yard or lawn adjoining a house
- the flowers or vegetables or fruits or herbs that are cultivated in a garden
adj
verb
verb
- (intransitive) To (form a) cluster.
- form a constellation or cluster
- (transitive) To combine as a cluster.
- (intransitive) To shine with united radiance, or one general light.
- (transitive) To fit, adorn (as if) with constellations.
- come together as in a cluster or flock
- scatter or intersperse like dots or studs
verb
- (intransitive) To form clusters or lumps; to clump.
- (linguistics) To form through agglutination.
- (transitive) To unite, or cause to adhere, as with glue or other viscous substance; to unite by causing an adhesion of substances.
- string together (morphemes in an agglutinating language)
- clump together; as of bacteria, red blood cells, etc.
adj
noun
noun
- (astronomy) A cluster.
- (astronomy) A cluster of stars — a star cluster.
- close (in street addresses)
- (astronomy) A cluster of galaxies — a galaxy cluster.
- a common nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; best known as a heavy yellow irritating toxic gas; used to purify water and as a bleaching agent and disinfectant; occurs naturally only as a salt (as in sea water)
noun
- A cluster or lump; an unshaped piece or mass.
- A small group of trees or plants.
- A thick group or bunch, especially of bushes or hair.
- The compressed clay of coal strata.
- (historical) A thick addition to the sole of a shoe.
- A dull thud.
- a grouping of a number of similar things
- a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)
- a compact mass
verb
- (ambitransitive) To form clusters or lumps.
- (ambitransitive) To gather in dense groups.
- (transitive, UK, regional) To strike; to beat.
- (intransitive) To walk with heavy footfalls.
- come together as in a cluster or flock
- gather or cause to gather into a cluster
- make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground
- walk clumsily
noun
verb
- form into one cluster
- (ambitransitive) To wind or collect into a ball; hence, to gather into a mass or anything like a mass.
- (geography) To extend an urban area by contiguous development, so as to merge the built-up area of one or more central cities or settlements and their suburbs (thus creating an agglomeration).
adj
noun
- volcanic rock consisting of large fragments fused together
- a collection of objects laid on top of each other
- A collection or mass.
- (geology, volcanology) A mass of angular volcanic fragments united by heat; distinguished from conglomerate.
- (meteorology) An ice cover of floe formed by the freezing together of various forms of ice.
verb
- To cover (with clusters); to scatter or strew in clusters (within); to distribute (objects) within such that they form clusters.
- (intransitive) To form a cluster or group; to assemble, to gather.
- To collect (animals, people, objects, data points, etc) into clusters (noun noun sense 1).
- come together as in a cluster or flock
- gather or cause to gather into a cluster
noun
- (music) A secundal chord of three or more notes.
- (US) In full oak leaf cluster: a small bronze or silver device shaped like a twig of oak leaves and acorns which is worn on a ribbon to indicate that the wearer has been conferred the same award or decoration before; an oakleaf.
- A bunch or group of several discrete items that are close to each other.
- A number of individuals (animals or people) collected in one place or grouped together; a crowd, a mob, a swarm.
- (epidemiology) A group of cases of the same disease occurring around the same place or time.
- (linguistics) Synonym of lexical bundle (“a sequence of two or more words that occur in a language with high frequency but are not idiomatic”).
- (phonetics) A pronounceable group of consonants that occur together: a consonant cluster.
- (physical chemistry) An ensemble of bound atoms (especially of a metal) or molecules, intermediate in size between a molecule and a bulk solid.
- A logical data storage unit containing one or more physical sectors (see block (noun)).
- A group of computers that work together.
- A set of bombs or mines released as part of the same blast.
- (statistics) In cluster analysis: a subset of a population whose members are similar enough to each other and distinct from others as to be considered a separate group; also, such a grouping in a set of observed data that is statistically significant.
- (slang) Euphemistic form of clusterfuck (“a chaotic situation where everything seems to go wrong”).
- (astronomy) A group of galaxies, nebulae, or stars that appear to the naked eye to be near each other.
- a grouping of a number of similar things
noun
- Aggregation into clumps or balls;
- The act of winding into a ball.
- (poultry) The accumulation of soil on the feet of a bird, a process that eventually leads to infection.
- (beekeeping) An incident when worker bees surround a queen bee, usually leading to her death by suffocation or starvation.
- The measurement on a hydrometer of the amount of sugar in a liquid.
- The act or process of using a wrecking ball.
- The accumulation of material such as snow or mud under the feet of a horse.
- The act of wrapping something up.
- The act of curling up.
- (African-American Vernacular, slang) Synonym of sexual intercourse.
- The act of scouring out a pipe or drain by forcing rocks or similar items through it with high-pressure water.
- The process of firing ball-like projectiles.
- The act of forcing a bolus of medicine down the throat of an animal.
- The act of cutting the roots (of a tree) about six inches from the stem, wrapping roots and soil in a sack, then tying the sack with twine.
adj
verb
noun
name
noun
- A bundle or cluster.
- (botany) A discrete bundle of vascular tissue.
- (botany) A cluster of flowers or leaves, such as the bundles of the thin leaves (or needles) of pines.
- (publishing) A discrete section of a book issued or published separately, generally as a temporary measure while the work is in progress.
- (anatomy) A bundle of skeletal muscle fibers surrounded by connective tissue.
- a bundle of fibers (especially nerve fibers)
- an installment of a printed work
noun
- (figuratively) A cluster; a bunch.
- (in the plural, used in street names) A road, street, or similar thoroughfare, which sometimes occupies a former garden.
- (attributive) Taking place in, or used in, such a garden.
- An outdoor area containing one or more types of plants, usually plants grown for food or ornamental purposes.
- (in the plural) Such an ornamental place to which the public have access.
- (slang) Pubic hair or the genitalia it masks.
- (cartomancy) The twentieth Lenormand card.
- (British, Ireland, Appalachia, New York City) The grounds at the front or back of a house.
- a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
- a yard or lawn adjoining a house
- the flowers or vegetables or fruits or herbs that are cultivated in a garden
adj
verb
noun
- (astronomy) A cluster.
- (astronomy) A cluster of stars — a star cluster.
- close (in street addresses)
- (astronomy) A cluster of galaxies — a galaxy cluster.
- a common nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; best known as a heavy yellow irritating toxic gas; used to purify water and as a bleaching agent and disinfectant; occurs naturally only as a salt (as in sea water)
noun
- A cluster or lump; an unshaped piece or mass.
- A small group of trees or plants.
- A thick group or bunch, especially of bushes or hair.
- The compressed clay of coal strata.
- (historical) A thick addition to the sole of a shoe.
- A dull thud.
- a grouping of a number of similar things
- a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)
- a compact mass
verb
- (ambitransitive) To form clusters or lumps.
- (ambitransitive) To gather in dense groups.
- (transitive, UK, regional) To strike; to beat.
- (intransitive) To walk with heavy footfalls.
- come together as in a cluster or flock
- gather or cause to gather into a cluster
- make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground
- walk clumsily
noun
verb
- (intransitive) To (form a) cluster.
- form a constellation or cluster
- (transitive) To combine as a cluster.
- (intransitive) To shine with united radiance, or one general light.
- (transitive) To fit, adorn (as if) with constellations.
- come together as in a cluster or flock
- scatter or intersperse like dots or studs
verb
- (intransitive) To form clusters or lumps; to clump.
- (linguistics) To form through agglutination.
- (transitive) To unite, or cause to adhere, as with glue or other viscous substance; to unite by causing an adhesion of substances.
- string together (morphemes in an agglutinating language)
- clump together; as of bacteria, red blood cells, etc.
adj
noun
noun
- A cluster or lump; an unshaped piece or mass.
- A small group of trees or plants.
- A thick group or bunch, especially of bushes or hair.
- The compressed clay of coal strata.
- (historical) A thick addition to the sole of a shoe.
- A dull thud.
- a grouping of a number of similar things
- a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)
- a compact mass
verb
- (ambitransitive) To form clusters or lumps.
- (ambitransitive) To gather in dense groups.
- (transitive, UK, regional) To strike; to beat.
- (intransitive) To walk with heavy footfalls.
- come together as in a cluster or flock
- gather or cause to gather into a cluster
- make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground
- walk clumsily
verb
- form into one cluster
- (ambitransitive) To wind or collect into a ball; hence, to gather into a mass or anything like a mass.
- (geography) To extend an urban area by contiguous development, so as to merge the built-up area of one or more central cities or settlements and their suburbs (thus creating an agglomeration).
adj
noun
- volcanic rock consisting of large fragments fused together
- a collection of objects laid on top of each other
- A collection or mass.
- (geology, volcanology) A mass of angular volcanic fragments united by heat; distinguished from conglomerate.
- (meteorology) An ice cover of floe formed by the freezing together of various forms of ice.
verb
- To cover (with clusters); to scatter or strew in clusters (within); to distribute (objects) within such that they form clusters.
- (intransitive) To form a cluster or group; to assemble, to gather.
- To collect (animals, people, objects, data points, etc) into clusters (noun noun sense 1).
- come together as in a cluster or flock
- gather or cause to gather into a cluster
noun
- (music) A secundal chord of three or more notes.
- (US) In full oak leaf cluster: a small bronze or silver device shaped like a twig of oak leaves and acorns which is worn on a ribbon to indicate that the wearer has been conferred the same award or decoration before; an oakleaf.
- A bunch or group of several discrete items that are close to each other.
- A number of individuals (animals or people) collected in one place or grouped together; a crowd, a mob, a swarm.
- (epidemiology) A group of cases of the same disease occurring around the same place or time.
- (linguistics) Synonym of lexical bundle (“a sequence of two or more words that occur in a language with high frequency but are not idiomatic”).
- (phonetics) A pronounceable group of consonants that occur together: a consonant cluster.
- (physical chemistry) An ensemble of bound atoms (especially of a metal) or molecules, intermediate in size between a molecule and a bulk solid.
- A logical data storage unit containing one or more physical sectors (see block (noun)).
- A group of computers that work together.
- A set of bombs or mines released as part of the same blast.
- (statistics) In cluster analysis: a subset of a population whose members are similar enough to each other and distinct from others as to be considered a separate group; also, such a grouping in a set of observed data that is statistically significant.
- (slang) Euphemistic form of clusterfuck (“a chaotic situation where everything seems to go wrong”).
- (astronomy) A group of galaxies, nebulae, or stars that appear to the naked eye to be near each other.
- a grouping of a number of similar things
adv
adj
noun
- (writing) A prewriting technique consisting of writing ideas down on a sheet of paper around a central idea within a circle, with the related ideas radially joined to the circle using rays.
- A grouping of a number of similar things.
- (computing) The undesirable contiguous grouping of elements in a hash table.
- (demography) The grouping of a population based on ethnicity, economics or religion.
- a grouping of a number of similar things