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bunch

noun · verb

Simple meaning

A grouping of a number of similar things.

Pronunciation

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buhnch
US device voice
IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈbʌntʃ

This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.

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Word Review

Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

noun

  1. A grouping of a number of similar things

  2. A group of similar things, either growing together, or in a cluster or clump, usually fastened together.

  3. An informal body of friends

  4. usinformal

    A considerable amount.

  5. A protuberance; a hunch; a knob or lump; a hump.

  6. informal

    An unmentioned amount; a number.

verb

  1. Gather or cause to gather into a cluster

    “She bunched her fingers into a fist.”

  2. intransitive

    To be gathered together in folds

  3. transitive

    To gather fabric into folds.

  4. intransitive

    To protrude or swell

  5. transitive

    To gather into a bunch.

  6. Form into a bunch

    “The frightened children bunched together in the corner of the classroom.”

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
B1 · Intermediate (estimated)
Frequency
Common
Typical Use
General English

Word Aura™

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Aura for this meaning

This meaning: A grouping of a number of similar things

Used this way, bunch is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
Matter-of-fact
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

Nearby words

  • cluster , a specialist term, precise but narrower

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More ways to use bunch

  • “She bunched her fingers into a fist.”verb

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Word Family

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Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

  • bunch upverbCompound term

    Form into a bunch.

  • bunch grassnounCompound term

    Any of various grasses of many genera that grow in tufts or clumps rather than forming a sod or mat.

  • bunch togetherverbCompound term

    Form into a bunch.

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Synonyms

Sense: grouping of a number of similar things

clusterTechnical

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