clump
noun
[ klʌmp ]
• a small group of trees or plants growing closely together.
• "a clump of ferns"
Similar:
cluster,
thicket,
group,
bunch,
collection,
assembly,
assemblage,
tuft,
tuffet,
tussock,
mat,
tangle,
• another term for clomp.
Similar:
stamp,
stomp,
stump,
clomp,
tramp,
plod,
trudge,
walk heavily,
lumber,
stumble,
thump,
thud,
bang,
sprauchle,
galumph,
• a thick extra sole on a boot or shoe.
clump
verb
• form a clump or clumps.
• "the particles tend to clump together"
• another term for clomp.
Origin:
Middle English (denoting a heap or lump): partly imitative, reinforced by Middle Low German klumpe and Middle Dutch klompe ; related to club2.
