cluster
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3.1
- noun
- /ˈklʌstər/
- Thermal scan shows a cluster of people there.
- cluster analysis
- number of clusters
- a business cluster
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Watch on YouTubeShe found that galaxies in these clusters were rotating too fast.
- She found that galaxies in these clusters were rotating too fast.
- Apples hang in mysterious clusters close to one another.
- Like it would be a a loose cluster of things.
- And in between those galaxies in the cluster will be very, very hot gas.
- Stars, black holes, galaxies, Galaxy clusters, the entire universe.
- What you can do is you can prune each fruit cluster to either one or two fruits.
Examples
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Apples hang in mysterious clusters close to one another.
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I believe the debris to be a small cluster from a much larger asteroid system.
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Find the one detail or cluster of details that makes us see all the others.
Academic text (2011) -
And then right on the top is a cluster of gold dust.
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So you probably saw a little cluster of gold bricks there.
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Houston is also a business cluster for engineering and industrial construction firms.
Academic text (2011) -
Curving roads crossed the valley floor, and small clusters of tiny houses showed here and there.
Fiction book (1990) -
Near the river, a barn presided over a corral and a cluster of smaller buildings.
Fiction book (1990) -
The garden is filled with a beautiful cluster of colorful flowers.
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During the hike, we spotted a cluster of deer grazing near the stream.
Synonyms
800
1.0
A group of similar things held or put together
115
3.5
A large number of people or things gathered in one place
39
3.0
A small group of things like plants or soil that grow close together
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4.1
A small group of people or things gathered closely
5
3.2
A group of people or things crowded closely together
2
9.3
A small group of people or things close together
1
8.6
A group of things or people gathered together
1
2.7
A group of flowers that grow close together on a plant
Compounds
- Specialized
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6.7
A weapon that holds many small explosives which spread out and explode over a wide area
- Specialized
1
4.7
Very severe pain on one side of the head near the eye that comes in periods
- Specialized
A small bomb released from a larger bomb that spreads and explodes over a wide area
- Specialized
A protein on helper T cells that helps the immune system and lets HIV enter cells
- Specialized
A protein on the surface of killer T cells that helps them find infected cells
- Jargon
A small metal pin attached to a medal to show the person received that medal again
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Etymology
The word cluster comes from an old word meaning 'ball' or 'bunch', such as klustr. So a cluster is a tight group of things, like a 'bunch' of grapes or a small group of houses.