clump
A cluster or lump; an unshaped piece or massA cluster or lump; an unshaped piece or mass.
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» A clump of cells isn't a baby.
Ein Zellklumpen ist kein Baby. — Yorwba · CC BY 2.0 FR
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6 sensesA cluster or lump; an unshaped piece or mass.
Klumpen
глыбаglyba, комkom
a compact mass
(collective)A thick group or bunch, especially of bushes or hair.
Büschel
клокklok, зарослиzarosli
(collective)A small group of trees or other plants growing together.
A dull thud.
Plumps
The compressed clay of coal strata.
(historical)A thick addition to the sole of a shoe.
Examples
9 sentencesA clump of cells isn't a baby.
deEin Zellklumpen ist kein Baby. — Yorwba · CC BY 2.0 FR
There are clumps of daisies here and there.
deHie und da finden sich büschelweise Gänseblümchen. — Yorwba
At the top, there was a clump of trees.
deAuf dem Gipfel stand eine Gruppe von Bäumen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
There are measures you can take to mitigate clumping.
Benedito raised an eyebrow as his billy goat sniffed curiously at a clump of rocks.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English clompe, from Old English clymppe, a variant of clympre (“a lump or masFrom Middle English clompe, from Old English clymppe, a variant of clympre (“a lump or mass of metal”), from Proto-Germanic *klumpô (“mass, lump, clump; clasp”), from Proto-Indo-European *glembʰ- (“lump, clamp”).
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plural: clumpsSynonyms
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14 related wordsSee also
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