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Dictionarybunchgroup or cluster
noun / verb

bunch

BUNCH/bʌntʃ/

A collection of people or things together.

A bunch of purple grapes hangs from branching stems.

A single compact bunch of purple grapes attached to branching green stems, with individual grapes clearly visible within the cluster.
Etymology
bunchOld Frenchbundle

The probable source meant “bundle”: a collection held together. English broadened that image from a joined cluster of similar things to any group, including people.

In context

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More examples

  • A cheerful bunch of hikers waved from the trail.
  • The fabric bunched around his knees.
  • She gathered the flowers into three small bunches.

Forms

bunch · bunches · bunched · bunching

Similar words

cluster
Suggests things growing or gathered closely together.
bundle
Usually things fastened or wrapped together.