clump
clump
(klʌmp )Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense clumps , present participle clumping , past tense, past participle clumped
1. countable noun
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. [+ of]
...a sweetly scented perennial that grows in clumps.
2. countable noun
3. verb
4. verb
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. [V + together]
