clump
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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
- There is a clump of bushes at the edge of the field.
- 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
Related Words: accumulation, aggregate, aggregation, conglomeration; agglomeration, assortment, hodgepodge, jumble, miscellany, mixture, odds and ends, sundries, variety; cycle, run, series, suit
Rhymes with CLUMP
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