clump

¹clump

noun \ˈkləmp\

Definition of CLUMP

1

: a group of things clustered together <a clump of bushes>

2

: a compact mass

3

: a heavy tramping sound

— clumpy \ˈkləm-pē\ adjective

Examples of CLUMP

1. There is a clump of bushes at the edge of the field.
2. I could hear the clump of his footsteps as he came down the stairs.

Origin of CLUMP

probably from Low German klump

First Known Use: circa 1586

Related to CLUMP

Synonyms: array, assemblage, band, bank, batch, battery, block, bunch, clot, group, cluster, clutch, collection, constellation, grouping, huddle, knot, lot, muster, package, parcel, passel, set, suite

Related Words: accumulation, aggregate, aggregation, conglomeration; agglomeration, assortment, hodgepodge, jumble, miscellany, mixture, odds and ends, sundries, variety; cycle, run, series, suit

Near Antonyms: entity, item, single, unit

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Rhymes with CLUMP

bump, chump, clomp, comp, crump, dump, flump, frump, grump, hump, jump, lump, plump, pump, rump, schlump, slump, stump, sump, thump, trump, tump, ump, whump