noun / verb
clump
KLUHMP/klʌmp/
A compact cluster of things, or to gather into one.
A dense clump of grass grows in the sandy soil.
Etymology
Middle English clompe meant a lump. The present sense retains that compactness: several things, especially shrubs or trees, form a close group that looks like a single mass.
In context
but not all the wheat is cut and stoooked a small clump remains
More examples
- She pulls a clump of weeds from the garden.
- The rice clumps together as it cools.
- Stir the flour slowly so it doesn't clump.
Forms
clump · clumps · clumped · clumping
clumpy adjective — Forming or containing compact lumps.