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    clus·ter
    [ˈkləstər]
    noun
    cluster (noun) · clusters (plural noun) · consonant cluster (noun) · consonant clusters (plural noun)
    1. a group of similar things or people positioned or occurring closely together:
      "clusters of creamy-white flowers" · "a cluster of antique shops"
      • astronomy
        a group of stars or galaxies forming a relatively close association:
        "there are several clusters in Cassiopeia"
      • a natural subgroup of a population, used for statistical sampling or analysis:
        "ten clusters from all the primary health centers were selected"
      • a group of cases of a disease, especially an infectious disease or type of cancer, that occur close together in time or space:
        "clusters of the disease have been reported, leading to speculation about person-to-person transmission"
      • linguistics
        a group of consonants pronounced in immediate succession, as str in strong.
      • chemistry
        a group of atoms of the same element, typically a metal, bonded closely together in a molecule:
        "noble-metal clusters supported on an acidic carrier" · "a cluster compound"
    verb
    cluster (verb) · clusters (third person present) · clustered (past tense) · clustered (past participle) · clustering (present participle)
    1. be or come into a cluster or close group; congregate:
      "the children clustered around her skirts" · "there were dozens of people clustered around me" · "the rich are likely to cluster together in suburbs"
      • statistics
        (of data points) have similar numerical values:
        "students tended to have scores clustering around 70 percent"
    Origin
    Old English clyster; probably related to clot.
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    noun
    1. a group of similar things or people positioned or occurring closely together:
      bunch
      clump
      collection
      mass
      knot
      group
      clutch
      bundle
      nest
      agglomeration
      conglomeration
      aggregate
      raceme
      panicle
      inflorescence
      truss
      crowd
      huddle
      gathering
      throng
      swarm
      flock
      pack
      troupe
      party
      band
      body
      assemblage
      congregation
      gang
      gaggle
      verb
      1. be or come into a cluster or close group; congregate:
        congregate
        gather
        collect
        group
        assemble
        huddle
        crowd
        flock
        press
        pack
        mass
        swarm
        come together
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