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cluster
- /ˈklʌstə/ UK
- /ˈklʌstɚ/ US
Rhymes with -ʌstə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
The noun is derived from Middle English cluster (“bunch, cluster, spray; compact body or mass, ball”) [and other forms], from Old English cluster, clyster (“cluster, bunch, branch”), from Proto-Germanic *klas-, *klus- (“to clump, lump together”) (possibly from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“to ball up; to clench; to amass”)) + *-þrą (suffix forming nouns denoting an instrument or tool). The English word is probably a doublet of clot.
The verb is derived from the noun.
Cognates
* Dutch klister (“cluster”) (dialectal)
* Icelandic klasi (“cluster; bunch of grapes”)
* Low German Kluuster (“cluster”)
* Swedish kluster (“cluster”)
noun clusters
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A bunch or group of several discrete items that are close to each other.
a cluster of islands
Similar: clump
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A group of galaxies, nebulae, or stars that appear to the naked eye to be near each other.
The Pleiades cluster contains seven bright stars.
Similar: clump, galaxy cluster, star cluster
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An ensemble of bound atoms (especially of a metal) or molecules, intermediate in size between a molecule and a bulk solid.
Similar: clump
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A group of computers that work together.
A computer cluster is a collection of two or more computers used to execute a given problem or section. Typically, in a computer cluster, the interconnection network tying the computers together is a local area network (LAN). […] The computers in the cluster communicate among themselves and among th
Similar: clump
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A logical data storage unit containing one or more physical sectors (see block (noun)).
Similar: clump
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A group of cases of the same disease occurring around the same place or time.
A leukemia cluster has developed in the town.
Similar: clump
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Synonym of lexical bundle (“a sequence of two or more words that occur in a language with high frequency but are not idiomatic”).
examples of clusters would include in accordance with, so far, and the results of
Similar: clump, bundle, chunk, lexical bundle
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A set of bombs or mines released as part of the same blast.
Similar: clump
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In full oak leaf cluster: a small bronze or silver device shaped like a twig of oak leaves and acorns which is worn on a ribbon to indicate that the wearer has been conferred the same award or decoration before; an oakleaf.
Similar: clump
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A secundal chord of three or more notes.
Similar: clump
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A pronounceable group of consonants that occur together: a consonant cluster.
The word scrub begins with a cluster of three consonants.
Similar: clump
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In cluster analysis: a subset of a population whose members are similar enough to each other and distinct from others as to be considered a separate group; also, such a grouping in a set of observed data that is statistically significant.
Similar: clump
- A number of individuals (animals or people) collected in one place or grouped together; a crowd, a mob, a swarm. VVe lou'd him, / But like Beaſts / And Covvardly Nobles, / Gaue vvay vnto your Cluſters, vvho did hoote / Him out o' th' Citty.
- Euphemistic form of clusterfuck (“a chaotic situation where everything seems to go wrong”).
verb clusters · clustering · clustered · cluster
- To collect (animals, people, objects, data points, etc) into clusters (noun sense 1). The consciousness of such an action will give her features a nobler life on this illustrious day, than all the jewels that can hang in her hair or can be clustered in her bosom.
- To cover (with clusters); to scatter or strew in clusters (within); to distribute (objects) within such that they form clusters. The sea is clustered with islands.
- To form a cluster or group; to assemble, to gather. The children clustered around the puppy.
Similar: constellate
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: bunch, bunch up, bundle, clump, constellate, flock, agglomeration, conglomerate, aggregate, aggregation, collective, consolidation, grouping, amalgamation, consolidate, merging
verb
Similar: constellate
Translations
Every language
noun bunch or group of several discrete items that are close to each other
| Español | aglomeración, agrupamiento, amontonamiento, cluster, clúster, clóster |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 串 chuàn, 叢 /丛 cóng, 簇 cù, 堆 duī, 塊 /块 kuài, 群 qún |
| Português | aglomeração, aglomerado, agrupamento, conjunto |
| Français | groupe |
| Deutsch | Anhäufung, Büschel, Gruppe, Haufen, Schwarm |
| Italiano | gruppo |
| Ελληνικά | σύμπλεγμα sýmplegma, συστάδα systáda |
| Română | grup, grupă, mănunchi |
| Русский | кисть kistʹ, пучо́к pučók, рой roj, скопле́ние skoplénije |
noun bunch of grapes
| Español | racimo, piña |
|---|---|
| Français | grappe, régime |
| Deutsch | Traube |
| Italiano | grappolo |
| Română | ciorchine |
| Русский | гроздь grozdʹ |
| العربية | عُنْقُود ʕunqūd |
noun group of galaxies, nebulae, or stars that appear to the naked eye to be near each other
| Español | cúmulo estelar |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | गुच्छ gucch |
| Português | aglomerado |
| Français | amas |
| Deutsch | Cluster, Schwarm, Sternhaufen |
| Ελληνικά | σύμπλεγμα sýmplegma, σμήνος smínos |
| Română | aglomerație de stele, aglomerare de stele, roi de stele |
| Русский | скопле́ние skoplénije |
| العربية | عُنْقُود ʕunqūd, عُنْقُود نَجْمِيّ ʕunqūd najmiyy |
noun group of computers that work together
| Español | grupo |
|---|---|
| Português | cluster |
| Deutsch | Cluster, Computercluster, Rechnerverbund |
| Русский | кла́стер kláster |
noun logical data storage unit containing one or more physical sectors
| 中文 | 簇 cù |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Cluster, Zuordnungseinheit |
| Русский | кла́стер kláster |
noun set of bombs or mines released as part of the same blast
| Deutsch | Schwarm, Traube |
|---|---|
| Русский | кассе́та kasséta |
noun group of pronounceable consonants that occur together
| Español | agrupación, agrupamiento, grupo |
|---|---|
| Português | encontro consonantal |
| Deutsch | Gruppe, Haufen |
| Ελληνικά | σύμπλεγμα sýmplegma |
| Русский | кла́стер kláster, стече́ние stečénije |
| עברית | צרור |
noun subset of a population whose members are sufficiently similar to each other and distinct from others as to be considered a separate group; such a grouping in a
| Español | grupo |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Gruppe, Haufen |
| Русский | гру́ппа grúppa |
verb to collect (animals, people, or objects) into clusters
| Español | aglomerar, agruparse, amontonar |
|---|---|
| Português | aglomerar |
| Deutsch | anhäufen, ballen, gruppieren |
| Ελληνικά | μαζεύομαι mazévomai |
verb to form a cluster or group
| Español | arracimarse, enracimarse |
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Talk about this word "cluster." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cluster. Accessed 5 Nov. 2026. cluster. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cluster "cluster." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 5, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cluster.Cite this
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title = {cluster},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cluster},
urldate = {2026-11-05}
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