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bunch

bunch

800 1.0
A group of similar things held or put together
  • noun
  • /bʌntʃ/
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  • She bought a bunch of ripe bananas from the market.
  • a bunch of grapes
  • a bunch of flowers
  • a bunch of bananas

And then that was parlayed into a bunch of small movie parts.

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Examples

  • We come cheaper by the bunch.

  • I got a bunch more stuff I wanna build.

  • All right, so found a bunch of stuff return.

  • And that of course, open up a bunch of new questions.

  • On the second morning of her stay, her big bunch of flowers arrived.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • Or so I asked Ross to send me in a bunch of materials.

  • With some folks, traveling a bunch of miles is more important than a stop for a picture.

    Academic text (1994)
  • Then they set up a sofa, a bunch of chairs, and a table.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • Tommy turned up with a bunch of pink roses.

  • He gives you a whole bunch of great examples.

Synonyms

lot
vsbunch
656 1.0

A group of people or things considered together

refers to physical items grouped together, not just a general collective set
pile
vsbunch
426 1.9

A heap of things put together

focuses on grouped items rather than forming a heap or mound
cluster
vsbunch
210 3.1

A group of similar things or people close together

is about items held or grouped together rather than only being near each other
batch
vsbunch
197 3.2

A group of items made or handled together at one time

describes grouping by being held or gathered rather than by production timing
heap
vsbunch
53 1.1

A pile of things put on top of each other in no order

implies an organised grouping held together rather than a messy pile
clump
vsbunch
39 3.0

A small group of things like plants or soil that grow close together

is a general grouped set rather than a tightly compacted mass
buncho
vsbunch
  • Slang
1 9.9

A large number of things or people

is the neutral descriptive term for items physically grouped together
piles
vsbunch
2.1

A large amount of things collected together, often in a stack

is about a grouped set rather than items piled or stacked together

Antonyms

847 3.0

Relating to one person rather than to a group, or showing a person's own style

17 5.2

The spreading of things over a wide area, for example seeds or people

Idioms

To become too upset about a small problem

thanks a bunch
  • Informal
4 7.7

An informal way of saying thank you very much

3 3.0

The person or thing that is better than all others in a group

Compounds

bunch grass
  • Specialized
6.6

Grasses that grow in separate clumps instead of in one continuous area

bunch of bullbleep
  • Offensive
9.9

Talk that is false and hard to believe

9.9

An insulting phrase for journalists seen as biased and working for powerful people

How Many

mass
71 2.7
cluster
210 3.1
several
1.0
bunch
800 1.0
pair
889 1.0
item
1.0

Surface Forms

bunch singular
bunches plural

Etymology

Bunch comes from an old word bunche meaning 'lump' or 'knot', so picture things tied or growing together in one lump, like a 'bunch of grapes'. That's why a bunch is a number of similar things held or grouped together.