Need another word that means the same as “clumps”? Find 21 synonyms and 30 related words for “clumps” in this overview.
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The synonyms of “Clumps” are: clomp, clop, clunk, plunk, cluster, constellate, flock, bunch, bundle, thud, thump, thumping, clustering, ball, chunk, clod, glob, lump
Clumps as a Noun
Definitions of "Clumps" as a noun
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “clumps” as a noun can have the following definitions:
- A grouping of a number of similar things.
- A heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects.
- A compact mass.
Synonyms of "Clumps" as a noun (12 Words)
ball | The game of baseball. A ball of mud caught him on the shoulder. |
bunch | A group of people. The bluesy style that earned him a bunch of 70s hits. |
chunk | A significant amount of something. We won a chunk of money. |
clod | An awkward stupid person. You re an insensitive clod and I hope you fall and break your neck. |
clunk | A heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects. Don t let her see what a clunk I m married to. |
cluster | A group of consonants pronounced in immediate succession, as str in strong. Clusters of the disease have been reported leading to speculation about person to person transmission. |
clustering | A grouping of a number of similar things. |
glob | A compact mass. Thick globs of mozzarella cheese. |
lump | A compact mass of a substance, especially one without a definite or regular shape. I won t stand a chance against a big lump like you. |
thud | A dull, heavy sound, such as that made by an object falling to the ground. Jean heard the thud of the closing door. |
thump | A heavy deadened sound. The bag landed on the floor with a thump. |
thumping | A heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects. |
Clumps as a Verb
Definitions of "Clumps" as a verb
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “clumps” as a verb can have the following definitions:
- Make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground.
- Gather or cause to gather into a cluster.
- Come together as in a cluster or flock.
- Walk clumsily.
Synonyms of "Clumps" as a verb (9 Words)
bunch | Form into a bunch. She bunched her fingers into a fist. |
bundle | Make into a bundle. They were bundled up in thick sweaters. |
clomp | Walk clumsily. She clomped down the steps. |
clop | Of a horse move with a clop. The animal clopped on at a steady pace. |
clunk | Move with or make a clunk. The machinery clunked into life. |
cluster | Gather or cause to gather into a cluster. There were dozens of people clustered around me. |
constellate | Form or cause to form into a cluster or group; gather together. Their stories were never constellated. |
flock | Of birds congregate in a flock. Tourists flocked to the shrine where the statue was said to have shed tears. |
plunk | Pay a sum of money. I got a guitar when I was twelve and started plunking away on it. |
Associations of "Clumps" (30 Words)
bunch | Form into a bunch. I was awoken by a bunch of rowdy drunkards. |
bushy | Covered with bush or bushes. A dense bushy plant. |
chunk | Divide something into chunks. Pupils are able to chunk phrases or propositions into units. |
compact | Make more compact by or as if by pressing. Towns compact of wooden houses. |
congested | (of the respiratory tract) blocked with mucus so as to hinder breathing. Congested arteries. |
congestion | Excessive accumulation of blood or other fluid in a body part. The new bridge should ease congestion in the area. |
crowded | Overfilled or compacted or concentrated. A young mother s crowded days. |
dense | Permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter. She made her way through the dense undergrowth. |
furry | Covered with a dense coat of fine silky hairs. Furry creatures in fields. |
fuzzy | Covering with fine light hairs. Fuzzy fake fur throw pillows. |
group | Form a group or group together. Molluscs are grouped into seven different classes. |
hairy | Alarming and difficult. We drove up yet another hairy mountain road. |
hirsute | Having or covered with hair. Their hirsute chests. |
impenetrable | Impossible to pass through or enter. An impenetrable fortress. |
lump | A small cube of sugar. I won t stand a chance against a big lump like you. |
lush | Having strong sexual appeal. These architecture magazines are full of the lush interiors of the rich and famous. |
luxuriate | Become extravagant; indulge (oneself) luxuriously. She was luxuriating in a long bath. |
mustache | An unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip. He looked younger after he shaved off his mustache. |
nonporous | Not porous; especially not having vessels that appear as pores. |
overcrowd | Crowd together too much. Try not to overcrowd the leaflet with text. |
packed | Filled to capacity. Packed snow. |
pressed | Flattened, shaped, or smoothed by the application of pressure, typically from an iron. Immaculately pressed trousers. |
teeming | Abundantly filled with especially living things. She walked through the teeming streets. |
thick | With a thick consistency. Thick hair. |
thickly | With a thick consistency. The meat was too thickly cut and impossible to chew. |
thorough | Performed comprehensively and completely. A thorough nuisance. |
throng | A large, densely packed crowd of people or animals. A crowd thronged the station. |
tightly | With very firm or strict control. A tightly sealed container. |
underbrush | The brush (small trees and bushes and ferns etc.) growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest. |
whiskered | Having hair on the cheeks and chin. |