clump
clump /kl'ʌmp/ (clumps clumping clumped)
1 [N-COUNT] oft N of n, in N in pl
A clump of things such as trees or plants is a small group of them growing together.
...a clump of trees bordering a side road.
= cluster
2 [N-COUNT] oft N of n, in N in pl
A clump of things such as wires or hair is a group of them collected together in one place.
I was combing my hair and it was just falling out in clumps.
3 [VERB] V together
If things clump together, they gather together and form small groups or lumps.
Brown rice takes longer to cook but it doesn't clump together as easily as white rice.
1 [N-COUNT] oft N of n, in N in pl
A clump of things such as trees or plants is a small group of them growing together.
...a clump of trees bordering a side road.
= cluster
2 [N-COUNT] oft N of n, in N in pl
A clump of things such as wires or hair is a group of them collected together in one place.
I was combing my hair and it was just falling out in clumps.
3 [VERB] V together
If things clump together, they gather together and form small groups or lumps.
Brown rice takes longer to cook but it doesn't clump together as easily as white rice.