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bunch

bunch
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [buhnch]
    • /bʌntʃ/
    • /bʌntʃ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [buhnch]
    • /bʌntʃ/

Definitions of bunch word

  • countable noun bunch A bunch of people is a group of people who share one or more characteristics or who are doing something together. 3
  • countable noun bunch A bunch of flowers is a number of flowers with their stalks held or tied together. 3
  • countable noun bunch A bunch of bananas or grapes is a group of them growing on the same stem. 3
  • countable noun bunch A bunch of keys is a set of keys kept together on a metal ring. 3
  • quantifier bunch A bunch of things is a number of things, especially a large number. 3
  • quantifier bunch Bunch is also a pronoun. 3

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Origin of bunch

First appearance:

before 1275
One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; Middle English bunche; of uncertain origin

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Bunch

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

bunch popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

bunch usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for bunch

noun bunch

  • bevy — A bevy of people is a group of people all together in one place.
  • group — any collection or assemblage of persons or things; cluster; aggregation: a group of protesters; a remarkable group of paintings.
  • crowd — A crowd is a large group of people who have gathered together, for example to watch or listen to something interesting, or to protest about something.
  • cluster — A cluster of people or things is a small group of them close together.
  • mess — a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition: The room was in a mess.

verb bunch

  • huddle — to gather or crowd together in a close mass.
  • collect — If you collect a number of things, you bring them together from several places or from several people.
  • herd — a herdsman (usually used in combination): a cowherd; a goatherd; a shepherd.
  • congregate — When people congregate, they gather together and form a group.
  • assemble — When people assemble or when someone assembles them, they come together in a group, usually for a particular purpose such as a meeting.

Antonyms for bunch

noun bunch

  • individual — a single human being, as distinguished from a group.
  • one — being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather than two or more; a single: one woman; one nation; one piece of cake.

verb bunch

  • disperse — to drive or send off in various directions; scatter: to disperse a crowd.
  • scatter — to throw loosely about; distribute at irregular intervals: to scatter seeds.
  • spread — to draw, stretch, or open out, especially over a flat surface, as something rolled or folded (often followed by out).
  • distribute — to divide and give out in shares; deal out; allot.
  • divide — to separate into parts, groups, sections, etc.

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