clump — ozdic

Collocations

7

1

(noun.)

ADJ

great, large | little, small

dense

The forest floor was covered with dense clumps of moss and fallen leaves.

straggling, tangled

VERB + CLUMP

form

PREP

in a/the ~

The children played hide-and-seek in a clump of bushes near the playground.

~ of

There were several clumps of tall grass growing along the edge of the pathway.

Definitions

noun

1

A cluster or lump; an unshaped piece or mass.

2

A thick group or bunch, especially of bushes or hair.

clump of trees

3

A dull thud.

She [Miss Climpson] asks questions which a young man could not put without a blush. She is the angel that rushes in where fools get a clump on the head.

Thus, the myths of cinema and syndicated cartoon have served to unite the diverse races far more than the clump of the cricket-ball and the clipped rebukes and laudations of their masters.

4

The compressed clay of coal strata.

clump-burned bricks

5

A small group of trees or plants.

verb

1

To form clusters or lumps.

2

To gather in dense groups.

3

To walk with heavy footfalls.

4

To strike; to beat.

There is his poor little cap hanging up on the door; and there on the table is the knife he chipped a piece out of through not minding the mark on the knife machine, and I clumped his head for him, poor lamb!

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)

noun — a grouping of a number of similar things

noun — a compact mass

verb — gather or cause to gather into a cluster

verb — walk clumsily

clomp

verb — come together as in a cluster or flock

verb — make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves strik

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

6

01

clump of trees

Wiktionary

02

She [Miss Climpson] asks questions which a young man could not put without a blush. She is the angel that rushes in where fools get a clump on the head.

Wiktionary

03

Thus, the myths of cinema and syndicated cartoon have served to unite the diverse races far more than the clump of the cricket-ball and the clipped rebukes and laudations of their masters.

Wiktionary

04

There is his poor little cap hanging up on the door; and there on the table is the knife he chipped a piece out of through not minding the mark on the knife machine, and I clumped his head for him, po

Wiktionary

05

At the top, there was a clump of trees.

Tatoeba · #2264711

06

Particles in the disk clump together, forming planetesimals, which then collide with each other, building up to form the planets.

Tatoeba · #10937894

Usage Notes

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