Bunch
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /bʌntʃ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Bunch is a noun meaning A group of similar things, either growing together, or in a cluster or clump, usually fastened together.
Meaning
A group of similar things, either growing together, or in a cluster or clump, usually fastened together.
More Meanings
- (cycling) The peloton; the main group of riders formed during a race.
- An informal body of friends.
- (US, informal) A considerable amount.
- (informal) An unmentioned amount; a number.
- (forestry) A group of logs tied together for skidding.
- (geology, mining) An unusual concentration of ore in a lode or a small, discontinuous occurrence or patch of ore in the wallrock.
- (textiles) The reserve yarn on the filling bobbin to allow continuous weaving between the time of indication from the midget feeler until a new bobbin is put in the shuttle.
Example Sentences
a bunch of keys
a bunch of grapes
a bunch of bananas
a bunch of yobs on a street corner
Word Forms
- bunches
- bunching
- bunched
Synonyms for bunch
Depending on context, synonyms include cluster, group, pack, gang, circle, pocket.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cluster, caboodle, crew, lot, crowd, bundle.
Related Dictionary Tools
Sources & Attribution
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.