Word Frequency
bunch (bʌntʃ
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Definitions
noun
- a number of things growing, fastened, or grouped together ⇒
a bunch of grapes
,a bunch of keys
- a collection; group ⇒
a bunch of queries
- (informal) a group or company ⇒
a bunch of boys
- (archaic) a protuberance
verb
- sometimes foll by up to group or be grouped into a bunch
See also
bunchesWord Origin
C14: of obscure originExample Sentences Including 'bunches'
As usual in a Uighur dwelling, there was a trellis stretching from the rooftops to the trees, supporting fat bunches of grapes.10,000 MILES WITHOUT A CLOUD (2003)
At the store yesterday, well-wishers laid bunches of flowers at the foot of a blackboard dedicated to Ms Lewis.Courier, Sunday Mail (2004)
His hair's got really long & he's started wearing it in little bunches at the back.AND GOD CREATED THE AU PAIR (2005)
If the bunches are evenly spaced and properly timed, this resonance will accelerate the bunches efficiently.New Scientist (1998)
Shops have been full of pumpkins, hay bales and eight-foot bunches of corn on the cob stalks for ages (purpose is rustic decoration).AND GOD CREATED THE AU PAIR (2005)
There is an abundance of wildflowers which I gathered in bunches for my room.A Roomful of Birds - Scottish short stories 1990
They included four bunches of roses left for the dead by Samantha.Sun, News of the World (2001)
Wild crab apple trees are laden with bunches of small yellow fruit.Times, Sunday Times (2002)
``Being in those bunches of over 100 riders is such an adrenalin rush.The Advertiser, Sunday Mail (2005)
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