cluster

/หˆklสŒstษ™/
noun
  1. 1

    A group or bunch of several discrete items that are close to each other.

    โ€œA cluster of flowers grew in the pot.โ€

  2. 2

    A number of individuals grouped together or collected in one place; a crowd; a mob.

  3. 3

    A group of galaxies or stars that appear near each other.

    โ€œThe Pleiades cluster contains seven bright stars.โ€

  4. 4

    A sequence of two or more words that occur in language with high frequency but are not idiomatic; a chunk, bundle, or lexical bundle.

    โ€œexamples of clusters would include "in accordance with", "the results of" and "so far"โ€

  5. 5

    A secundal chord of three or more notes.

  6. 6

    A group of consonants.

    โ€œThe word "scrub" begins with a cluster of three consonants.โ€

  7. 7

    A group of computers that work together.

  8. 8

    A logical data storage unit containing one or more physical sectors (see block).

  9. 9

    A significant subset within a population.

  10. 10

    Set of bombs or mines.

  11. 11

    A small metal design that indicates that a medal has been awarded to the same person before.

  12. 12

    Euphemism of clusterfuck.

  13. 13

    An ensemble of bound atoms or molecules, intermediate in size between a molecule and a bulk solid.

verb
  1. 1

    To form a cluster or group.

    โ€œThe children clustered around the puppy.โ€

  2. 2

    To collect into clusters.

  3. 3

    To cover with clusters.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cluster