cluster

🇺🇸 /ˈklʌstər/ 🇬🇧 /ˈklʌstə(r)/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP3000Oxford5000
noun
C1

A group of similar things that are close together

We saw a cluster of bright stars in the night sky

C1

A small group of people or things gathered together

A cluster of people gathered around the street performer

R

A group of consonant sounds that come together in a word

The word 'string' has a consonant cluster at the beginning

verb
R

To gather together in a small group

The birds cluster together on the telephone wires during winter

translation

n. A group of similar things that are close together; A small group of people or things gathered together; A group of consonant sounds that come together in a word
v. To gather together in a small group

Word Forms

3rd Present clusters
Past clustered
Perfect clustered
Progressive clustering
Plural clusters