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bunch
What does bunch mean?
bunch (noun): a group of similar things, either growing together, or in a cluster or clump, usually fastened together.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use bunch in a sentence?
- A bunch of trees. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce bunch?
/bʌntʃ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does bunch come from?
From Middle English bunche, bonche (“hump, swelling”), of uncertain origin.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of bunch?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “bunch”?
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What does “bunch” mean?
that which remains when use or need is satisfied, or when a limit is reached; excess; overplus; overage
Not quite: that's what surplus means.
any device or machine, especially one whose name cannot be recalled, often either clever or complicated
Not quite: that's what gadget means.
a group of similar things, either growing together, or in a cluster or clump, usually fastened together
Right! That's what “bunch” means.
a very young human, particularly from birth to a couple of years old or until walking is fully mastered
Not quite: that's what baby means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “bunch”?
control
Not quite: control means something else.
country
Not quite: country means something else.
cluster
Right!
company
Not quite: company means something else.
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