bunch

Noun
  1. A grouping of a number of similar things (synset 107976557)
    "a bunch of trees"; "a cluster of admirers"
    is a type of: agglomeration - a jumbled collection or mass
    subtypes:
    • knot - a tight cluster of people or things
    • swad - a bunch
    • tuft, tussock - a bunch of hair or feathers or growing grass
    specific instances:
    • northern cross - a cluster of 5 bright stars forming a cross in the constellation Cygnus
    • omega centauri - a global cluster in the constellation Centaurus
    • pleiades - a star cluster in the constellation Taurus
    same as: clump, cluster, clustering
  2. An informal body of friends (synset 108290764)
    "he still hangs out with the same crowd"
    is a type of: assemblage, gathering - a group of persons together in one place
    same as: crew, crowd, gang
  3. Any collection in its entirety (synset 107971317)
    "she bought the whole caboodle"
    is a type of: accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection - several things grouped together or considered as a whole
    same as: caboodle, lot
Verb
  1. Form into a bunch (synset 202031257)
    "The frightened children bunched together in the corner of the classroom"
    is a type of: clump, cluster, constellate, flock - come together as in a cluster or flock
    same as: bunch together, bunch up
  2. Gather or cause to gather into a cluster (synset 201487029)
    "She bunched her fingers into a fist"
    is a type of: form - assume a form or shape
    subtypes: agglomerate - form into one cluster
    same as: bundle, clump, cluster

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