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[ noun ] a grouping of a number of similar things

Examples

"a bunch of trees" "a cluster of admirers"

Used in print

(Clement Greenberg, "Collage" in his Art and...)

In the upper center of Braque 's first collage , Fruit_Dish ( in Douglas_Cooper 's collection ) , a bunch of grapes is rendered with such conventionally vivid sculptural effect as to lift it practically off the picture_plane .

(Whit Masterson, Evil Come, Evil Go....)

We got a bunch of sippers out there tonight .

`` Bunch of damn jerks '' , Hub growled .

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[ noun ] an informal body of friends

Synonyms

gang crowd crew

Examples

"he still hangs out with the same crowd"

Used in print

(Francis Pollini, Night....)

I hear the whole bunch is croakin out in the snow .

Related terms

gathering gang

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[ verb ] form into a bunch

Examples

"The frightened children bunched together in the corner of the classroom"

Used in print

(Rocky Mountains News, [Denver, Colorado],...)

Nischwitz was working_on a 3_hitter when the Indians bunched three of their eight hits for two runs in the sixth .

(Irving Stone, The Agony and the Ecstasy....)

`` See , Argiento , if you control the way these folds are bunched , like this , or made to flow , you can enrich the body attitudes .

Related terms

cluster

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[ verb ] gather or cause to gather into a cluster

Examples

"She bunched her fingers into a fist" "The students bunched up at the registration desk"

Used in print

(George Harmon Coxe, Error of Judgement....)

He considered them with brooding eyes , brows bunched as his brain grappled with the problem and tried to find some solution .

Related terms

form agglomerate package bundle

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[ noun ] any collection in its entirety

Synonyms

lot caboodle

Examples

"she bought the whole caboodle"

Used in print

(Gerald Green, The Heartless Light....)

Once , Andrus walked by it , hastily scanned the bold black headline and the five column lead of the article ( by Duane_Bosch , staff correspondent - age not given ) , and muttered : `` We a buncha national celebrities '' .

Related terms

collection

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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 1060
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