cluster
Meaning
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- A bunch or group of several discrete items that are close to each other.
- A bunch or group of several discrete items that are close to each other.
- A bunch or group of several discrete items that are close to each other.
- A bunch or group of several discrete items that are close to each other.
- A bunch or group of several discrete items that are close to each other.
- A bunch or group of several discrete items that are close to each other.
- A bunch or group of several discrete items that are close to each other.
- A bunch or group of several discrete items that are close to each other.
- A bunch or group of several discrete items that are close to each other.
- A bunch or group of several discrete items that are close to each other.
- A bunch or group of several discrete items that are close to each other.
- A bunch or group of several discrete items that are close to each other.
- A number of individuals (animals or people) collected in one place or grouped together; a crowd, a mob, a swarm.
- (slang) Euphemistic form of clusterfuck (“a chaotic situation where everything seems to go wrong”).
Synonyms
business cluster
mass-together
gather around
many together
cluster together
mine cluster
thematic cluster
discussion section
distributed multiprocessor
die set
in clusters
group lump
mould train
pattern assembly
swarm cluster
corsage
erst
Frequency
Hyphenated as
clus‧ter
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈklʌstə/
Etymology
In summary
The noun is derived from Middle English cluster (“bunch, cluster, spray; compact body or mass, ball”) [and other forms], from Old English cluster, clyster (“cluster, bunch, branch”), from Proto-Germanic *klas-, *klus- (“to clump, lump together”) (possibly from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“to ball up; to clench; to amass”)) + *-þrą (suffix forming nouns denoting an instrument or tool). The English word is probably a doublet of clot. The verb is derived from the noun. cognates * Dutch klister (“cluster”) (dialectal) * Icelandic klasi (“cluster; bunch of grapes”) * Low German Kluuster (“cluster”) * Swedish kluster (“cluster”)
clusterfuck
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A chaotic situation where everything seems to go wrong, often caused by communication failure, a complex environment, or incompetence.
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