cluster
cluster Lexical Profile
cluster Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A group of similar things or people positioned or occurring closely together.
"A small cluster of tourists gathered around the museum guide to hear the history of the painting."
A large gravitationally bound system of stars or galaxies in space.
"Astronomers used the space telescope to photograph a distant cluster of galaxies."
A group of two or more consecutive consonant sounds within a single syllable or word, or a group of interconnected computers working together as a single system.
"The university upgraded its high-performance computing cluster to process climate models faster."
• verb
To come together or cause to gather into a close group or bunch.
"The children clustered around the science table to watch the chemical reaction."
• Rhymes for cluster
Word Origin & Etymology
From Old English clyster ('a bunch or cluster'), which is of Germanic origin and related to the verb 'clot', originally referring to a mass of things sticking or growing closely together.