cluster1 nouncluster2 verb
clusterclus‧ter1 /ˈklʌstə $ -ər/ ●○○ noun [countable] 
Word OriginWORD ORIGINcluster1
ExamplesOrigin:
Old English clysterEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- A cluster of people, all anxious to shake his hand, formed around the speaker.
- From the airplane we could already see little clusters of houses.
- It's an attractive shrub with dark shiny leaves, that has clusters of white flowers in early June.
- Most galaxies are found in clusters rather than in isolation.
- Some relatives were standing in a cluster around her hospital bed.
- The adult female lays large clusters of eggs.
- All this time, the other cell clusters remained tiny and inactive.
- Each community organized employers by industry clusters.
- Each zone typically includes a cluster of two or three secondary schools with their supporting primaries and special educational needs provision.
- The work crews and engineers stand in clusters, their yellow reflective safety jackets glowing eerily amid the dusky floodlighting.
- This will enable distributed computing over heterogeneous platforms, from workstations and clusters to large-scale, high-performance systems.
- To overcome these problems, small schools in some rural areas have formed cooperative clusters whereby teachers provide curriculum support for each other.
THESAURUSof things► bunch
Collocations a group of things held or tied together, especially flowers or keys: · He handed me a bunch of daffodils.
► bundle several papers, clothes, or sticks held or tied together in an untidy pile: · Bundles of papers and files filled the shelves.
► cluster a group of things of the same kind that are close together in a place: · a cluster of stars· Our road ended at a cluster of cottages.
Longman Language Activatora number of things thought of as a group► group a number of separate things that are thought of as a group because they are close together or are all similar in some way: group of: · The house was hidden behind a tall group of trees.· News International is a group of companies that produce newspapers and TV programmes.· A group of new houses is to be built on the old playing-field.· Today you will learn a new group of verbs.
► set a group of similar things that are used together, or a group of ideas, facts etc: · a chess set· a cutlery setset of: · Amy bought him a set of tools for metal and woodworking.· I gave a spare set of house keys to my neighbours.· The first set of questions wasn't too bad, but they got really difficult after that.· We started the meeting by agreeing on a set of objectives.
► collection a group of similar things that have been put together because they are interesting or attractive: collection of: · a collection of ancient Greek coins· The museum has a superb collection of Mexican pottery.art/stamp/postcard etc collection: · Have you seen her CD collection - it's enormous!
► lot British informal a group of things: this lot/that lot: · She handed me a bag of old clothes. "Could you take this lot to the charity shop for me?''· Right lads, let's pick up this lot and go home.· Bring that lot over here, will you?
► assortment a group of things of different types, or different things of one type, mixed together: assortment of: · On the floor was an assortment of boxes and packages.· The soldier received a parcel containing an assortment of shirts, biscuits, and canned food.
► cluster a small group of things of the same type that are close to each other: cluster of: · From the airplane we could already see little clusters of houses.· It's an attractive shrub with dark shiny leaves, that has clusters of white flowers in early June.· The adult female lays large clusters of eggs.in clusters: · Most galaxies are found in clusters rather than in isolation.
► batch a group of things of the same type that are made or dealt with at the same time: · Sort the files into batches and give one batch to each secretary.batch of: · The baker took a batch of freshly baked rolls out of the oven.· Mr Green, I have a batch of letters here for you to sign.
a group of people together in one place► group several people who are together in the same place: · A small group had gathered outside the stage door.group of: · Outside the school, little groups of friends were talking to each other.· an old photograph of a group of soldiers sitting on the groundin groups (=forming separate groups): · Men stood in groups on street corners.get into groups (=make groups with other people so that you can do something together): · The teacher told us to get into groups of three.
► crowd a large number of people who are all together in the same place: · A huge crowd gathered to hear Mandela speak.· a football crowdcrowd of: · A crowd of reporters were waiting for her at the airport.crowds of people/tourists/shoppers etc (=a lot of people in the same place): · I walked down Regent Street with its crowds of tourists and Christmas shoppers.
► cluster a group of people standing or sitting very close to each other, for example in order to see something or talk to someone: cluster of: · A cluster of people, all anxious to shake his hand, formed around the speaker.· Some relatives were standing in a cluster around her hospital bed.
► knot a small group of people all sitting or standing very close to each other: knot of: · The knot of men at the bar had started talking about the elections.· Outside the hotel, a little knot of bystanders had gathered to see what was happening.
WORD SETS► Computersaccess, verbaccess point, nounaccess time, nounaccounting system, accumulator, nounadd-on, nounADSL, nounaffective computing, nounAI, nounALGOL, nounalias, nounANSI, anti-spam, adjectiveanti-virus, adjectiveanti-virus software, nounAPL, nounapp, nounApple, Apple Macintosh, applet, nounapplication, nounapplication software, nounarcade game, nounarchitecture, nounarchive, nounarchive, verbarray, nounartificial intelligence, nounASCII, nounASIC, nounASP, nounassembly language, nounasynchronous, adjectiveAT&T, attachment, nounaudit trail, nounautomate, verbautomated, adjectiveautomation, nounavatar, nounB2B exchange, nounB2C, adjectiveB2E, adjectiveBabbage, Charles, backslash, nounbackspace, nounbackup, nounback-up copy, bandwidth, nounbar code, nounBASIC, nounbatch, nounbatch processing, nounbaud rate, nounBerners-Lee, Tim, bespoke, adjectivebeta test, nounBig Blue, bioinformatics, nounbiometric, adjectivebit, nounbitmap, nounBlackBerry, nounbloatware, nounblog, nounBluetooth, nounBMP, nounbond certificate, book entry, bookmark, nounbookmark, verbbook of final entry, nounbook of first entry, nounBoolean, adjectiveboot, verbbootable, adjectivebootstrapping, nounbot, nounbotnet, nounbps, brain dump, nounbroadband, nounbrown goods, nounbrowse, verbbrowser, nounbubble jet printer, nounbuddy list, nounbuffer, nounbuffer, verbbug, nounbulletin board, nounbundle, nounbundle, verbburn, verbbus, nounbusiness continuity services, nounbusiness continuity services, button, nounbyte, nounCabinet Office Briefing Rooms, cable modem, nouncache, nouncache, verbCAD, nounCAD/CAM, nounCAL, nounCalifornia, nounCALL, nounCAM, nounCambridge, Capita, caps lock, nouncapture, verbcapture, nouncard, nouncathode ray tube, nounCAT scan, nounCBT, nounCD-R, nounCD-ROM, nounCD-ROM drive, CDRW, nounCD-RW, nouncentral processing unit, nouncentral processor, nounCGI, nounCHAPS, character, nounchat room, nouncheat, nouncheckbox, nounchip, nounchip card, CIM, CIO, clerical assistant, click, verbclickable, adjectiveclient, nounclient machine, client-server, adjectiveclient/server architecture, clip art, nounclipboard, nouncloaking, nounclock cycle, nounclock speed, nounclone, nouncluster, nounCOBOL, nouncode, nouncoder, nouncom, Comdex, nouncommand, nouncomm port, comms, nouncompact disc, nounCompaq, compatibility, nouncompatible, adjectivecompatible, nouncompile, verbcompiler, nouncompress, verbcomputer, nouncomputer (industry) analyst, computer-aided, adjectivecomputer-aided design, nouncomputer-aided manufacture, computer-aided manufacturing, nouncomputer-assisted, adjectivecomputerate, adjectivecomputer-based training, computer-generated, adjectivecomputer-integrated manufacture, computerize, verbcomputer-literate, adjectivecomputer modelling, nouncomputer science, nouncomputer system, computer virus, nouncomputing, nounconcordance, nounconfiguration, nounconfigure, verbconnect, verbconnectivity, nounconsole, nouncontrol, nouncontrol key, nouncookie, nouncoordinate, nounCorel, corrupt, verbcounter, nouncourseware, nounCPU, nouncrack, verbcrack, nouncracker, nouncrash, verbcrash, nounCroft, Lara, cross-platform, adjectivecross-posting, nounCtrl, nouncursor, nouncut, verbcutover, nouncyber-, prefixcybercrime, nouncybernetics, nouncyberpunk, nouncybersickness, nouncyberspace, nouncyberterrorist, nouncyberwidow, noundata, noundata bank, noundatabase, noundatabase management, database management system, data capture, noundata centre, data dictionary, noundata encryption standard, noundata file, data interchange format file, data mining, noundata processing, noundata protection, Data Protection Act, the, Dateline, daytrader, nounday trading, nounDBMS, debug, verbdecision support system, decode, verbdecompress, verbdecrypt, verbdefault, noundefragment, verbDel, noundelete, verbdeletion, noundeliverable, noundematerialize, verbdemo, verbdemonstration version, denial of service attack, noundeselect, verbdesktop, noundesktop computer, noundesktop publishing, noundestination site, dialogue box, noundial-up, adjectivedigerati, noundigicam, noundigital nervous system, digital rights management, digital wallet, nounDilbert, direct access, noundirectory, noundisaster recovery, noundisc, noundisinfect, verbdisk, noundisk drive, noundiskette, noundisk operating system, display, noundisplay, verbdistributed processing, Dixons, dock, noundock, verbdocking station, noundocument, noundocument sharing, noundongle, nounDOS, noundot-matrix printer, noundouble click, verbdouble-click, verbdouble density, adjectivedown, adverbdownload, verbdownload, noundownloadable, adjectivedowntime, noundown time, downwardly compatible, adjectiveDP, noundrag, verbdrive, noun-driven, suffixdriver, noundropdown, noundrop down, noundrop-down menu, nounDTP, noundumb terminal, dump, verbdump, nounDVD, nounDVD-ROM, nounEasdaq, noune-book, noune-business, nounECN, noune-commerce, nouneditor, nounedutainment, noune-fatigue, nounE-FIT, nounEFTPOS, nounelectronic, adjectiveelectronic bill of lading, electronic cottage, nounelectronic data interchange, nounelectronic funds transfer, nounelectronic invoice, electronic mail, nounelectronic media, electronic publishing, nounelectronics, nounelectrosmog, nounEllison, Larry, email, nounemail account, embed, verbencrypt, verbend-to-end, adjectiveenter, verbenterprise application integration, nounentry, nounEPROM, noune-publishing, nounequipment leasing, erase, verbErnie, error, nounerror message, nounescape key, Ethernet, noune-ticket, nounE-ticket, nounexecutable, nounexecute, verbexecution, nounexit, verbexpansion card, nounexpansion slot, nounexpert system, nounexport, verbextension, nounextranet, nouneye scan, nounF2F, adjectivefabricator, nounfactory preset, nounfatware, nounfeed, verbfeed, nounfield, nounfifth generation computer, file, nounfile manager, nounfilename, nounfile sharing, nounfile transfer, filing system, filter, nounfirewall, nounfirmware, nounfirst generation, nounfirst in, first out, nounfirst-person shooter, nounfive nines, nounfixed wireless, nounflash, verbflash, nounflash drive, nounflash memory, nounflatscreen, adjectiveflat screen, flip chip, nounfloor broker, floppy disk, nounfly-by-wire, nounfolder, nounfont, nounfooter, nounfootprint, nounforklift upgrade, nounformat, verbFortran, nounforum, noun404, adjectivefreeware, nounftp, nounfunction, nounfunctionality, nounfunction key, nounfungible, adjectivefuzzy logic, nounGame Boy, gameplay, noungamer, noungaming, noungarbage in, garbage out, Gates, Bill, gateway, nounghost, nounGIF, noungigabit, noungigabyte, nounGIGO, GIS, nounGlitter, Gary, global, adjectiveGLOBEX, nounGMS, nounGoogle, gopher, noungraphical, adjectivegraphical user interface, noungraphics, noungraphics card, noungraphic software, grid computing, noungroupware, nounGUI, nounhack, verbhack, nounhacker, nounhacktivist, nounhandshake, nounhard copy, nounhard disk, nounhard drive, nounhardware, nounhard-wired, adjectiveHawk, Tony, Hawking, Stephen, head, nounheader, nounhelp, nounhelp desk, nounhelp menu, help screen, nounHewlett Packard, hexadecimal, adjectivehigh-definition, adjectivehigh-level, adjectivehigh-level language, highlight, verbhome computer, home office, nounhome shopping, hookup, nounhook-up, nounhost computer, hot key, nounhot link, nounhot spot, nounHTML, nounhttp, hyperlink, nounhypertext, nounIBM, icon, nounICT, nounidentifier, nouniMac, nounimport, verbinbox, nounincremental backup, nounincubator space, industrial design, infect, verbinfected, adjectiveinformation exchange, information retrieval, nouninformation system, information technology, nouninfowar, nouninitialize, verbinkjet printer, nouninput, nouninput, verbinput/output, adjectiveinstall, verbinstaller, nounInstinet, Intel, intelligent terminal, interactive, adjectiveinteractive whiteboard, nouninterface, nouninterface, verbInternational Securities Exchange, nounInternet cafe, nounInternet Service Provider, interpreter, nounintranet, nouninvoke, verbIP address, nouniPod, nouniris scan, nounISDN, nounISP, nounIT, nouniterate, verbiTunes, iTV, nounJava, nounjob, nounjob bank, Jobs, Steve, joystick, nounJPEG, nounK, KB, keno, nounkey, nounkeyboard, nounkeyboard, verbkeyboarder, nounkeypad, nounkeystroke, nounkeyword, nounkilobyte, nounkit, nounkludge, nounknowledge base, Kraftwerk, LAN, nounlanguage, nounlaptop, nounlaser disk, nounlaser printer, nounlaunch, verbLCD, nounlight industry, nounlight pen, nounline printer, nounlink, verbLinux, nounLISP, nounlisting paper, listserv, nounload, verblocal area network, nounlog file, LOGO, nounloop, nounlow-level, adjectiveMac, nounmachine, nounmachine code, nounmachine language, machine-readable, adjectiveMacintosh, nounmacro, nounmagnetic disk, nounmagnetic media, nounmagnetic tape, nounmail, nounmail, verbmailbomb, nounmailbox, nounmailing list, nounmail merge, nounmainframe, nounmainframe computer, main memory, manual, adjectivemaximize, verbmegabyte, nounmemory, nounmemory address, memory bank, nounmemory card, nounmemory hog, nounMemory Stick, nounmenu, nounmessage, nounmetadata, nounmicro, nounmicrochip, nounmicrocomputer, nounmicroelectronics, nounmicroprocessor, nounMicrosoft, MIDI, nounmigrate, verbmigration, nounMillennium bug, minicomputer, nounminimize, verbmips, mission-critical, adjectiveMIT, mixer, nounmodel, nounmodel, verbmodelling, nounmodem, nounmodule, nounmonitor, nounMoore, Gordon, Moore's Law, nounmorphing, nounmotherboard, nounMotorola, mouse, nounmouse mat, nounmouse miles, nounmouse potato, nounMP3 player, nounMP4 player, nounMPEG, nounMSC, nounMS-DOS, multimedia, adjectivemulti-player gaming, nounmultiple applications, multiplexer, nounmultitasking, nounnagware, nounNasdaq, nounNASDAQ, Naseem, Prince, National Market System, nounNEC, nerd, nounnest, verbNetscape Navigator, network, nounnetwork, verbneural computer, nounneural network, nounneuroinformatics, nounnewbie, nounnew economy, nounNintendo, node, nounnoise, nounnotebook, nounnumber-cruncher, nounnumber crunching, nounobject, nounobject language, object-oriented, adjectiveOCR, nounOfex, nounoffice machinery, offline, adverboff-line, adjectiveonline, adjectiveonline catalogue, online updating, nounon-screen, adjectiveopen, verbOpen Group, the, open outcry, nounopen system, nounoperating system, nounoperation, nounoptical character recognition, nounoptical fibre, nounoption, nounorder, nounorganizing business, OSI, nounoutbox, nounoutput, nounoutput, verbover-the-counter dealing, over-the-counter market, over-the-counter share, over-the-counter stock, over-the-counter trading, overwrite, verbP2P, adjectivepackage, nounpacket, nounpacket-switching, nounpage, nounpage break, nounpalette, nounpalm phone, nounpalmtop, nounpaperless, adjectiveparallel data query, parallel port, parallel processing, nounPASCAL, nounpass-along, adjectivepassword, nounpaste, verbpasting, nounpatch, nounpause, verbPC, nounPC Card, nounPDA, nounPDF, nounPDF file, pen drive, nounPentium, peripheral, adjectiveperipheral, nounpersonal communicator, nounpersonal computer, nounpersonal electronic device, nounpersonal organizer, nounpetaflop, nounphishing, nounping, verbpiracy, nounpirate, verbpixel, nounplasma screen, nounplatform, nounplatform game, nounPlayStation, plotter, nounplug and play, nounplug-and-play, adjectiveplug-in, nounpointer, nounpop-under, nounpop-up, nounport, nounport, verbportable, adjectivepost, verbpost-industrial, adjectivePostScript, nounPowerPoint, nounprint, verbprinter, nounprintout, nounprint-out, nounprint preview, nounprocess, verbprocessing, nounprocessor, nounprogram, nounprogram, verbprogram file, programmable, adjectiveprogrammer, nounprogramme trading, programming, nounprogramming language, PROLOG, nounPROM, nounprompt, verbprompt, nounprotocol, nounPsion, pull down, nounpull-down, adjectivepull-down menu, nounpunched card, nounquantum computer, nounQuarkXPress, queue, nounqwerty, adjectiveRAM, nounrandom access memory, nounread, verbread only memory, read-only memory, nounread-out, nounread-write, adjectivereal-time, adjectivereboot, verbrecall, verbre-chip, verbrecord, nounrecord, verbrefresh, verbreload, verbremaster, verbremote access, nounremote control, nounremote working, nounreseller, nounreset, verbrespawn, verbretinal scanner, nounretrieval, nounretrieve, verbretry, verbreturn, nounright-click, verbrip, verbroad warrior, nounrobot, nounrollover, nounROM, nounRoute 128, nounrouter, nounroutine, nounRSI, nounRTF, nounrun, verbsalami slicing, nounSamsung, save, verbscalability, nounscalable, adjectivescan, verbscanner, nounscramble, verbscreen, nounscreen-based, adjectivescreen dump, nounscreensaver, nounscreen saver, nounscreenshot, nounscroll, verbscroll bar, nounscroll key, SCSI, nounSEAQ, search, nounsearch, verbsearchable, adjectivesearch engine, nounSEATS, nounsecurity rating, SEGA, self-healing, adjectivesend, verbserial port, server, nounserver farm, nounservice bureau, nounservice pack, nounSET, nounset-up, nounSFA, nounSGML, nounshareware, nounshift, nounshift key, nounshoot-'em-up, nounshopping bot, sig file, nounsilicon, nounsilicon chip, nounSilicon Fen, nounSilicon Glen, Silicon Valley, sim, nounSIMM, nounsimulation, nounSinclair, Sir Clive, single sourcing, skin, nounslo-mo, adjectivesmall office/home office, nounsmart, adjectivesmart bomb, nounsneakernet, nounsoft copy, nounsoftware, nounsoftware engineering, SoHo, SOHO, nounSonic the Hedgehog, sort, nounsoundcard, nounsource code, nounspace bar, nounspam, nounspeech recognition, nounspeech recognition software, speech synthesizer, nounspellcheck, nounspellchecker, nounspell-checker, nounspider, nounspider food, nounspim, nounsplit screen, nounspreadsheet, nounspreadsheet software, spyware, nounstandalone, adjectivestand-alone, adjectivestandby time, nounStarr Report, the, nounstarter pack, nounstart-up, nounstorage, nounstorage unit, store, verbstore-and-forward, nounstrategic information system, stream, verbstreaming, nounStreet Fighter, string, nounstylus, nounsubdirectory, nounsubroutine, nounsuite, nounSun Microsystems, sunrise industry, nounsupercomputer, nounsuperserver, nounsupport, verbsupport, nounswitching, nounsynchronous, adjectivesyntax, nounsynthespian, nounsystem, nounsystem administrator, nounsystems analyst, nounsystems programmer, system tray, nountab, verbtab key, nountab stop, nountag, nountag, verbtape, nountape drive, taskbar, nountechie, nountechnical support, nountechno-, prefixtechnocracy, nountechno-geek, nountechnophobe, nountechy, telecentre, nountelecommuter, nountelematics, nounteleprinter, nounteleworker, nountemplate, nounterabyte, nounteraflop, nounterminal, nountestdeck, nountext-to-speech, adjectivethird-generation, adjectivethird-party software, thumbnail, nountickbox, nountick box, nountime out, nountime-sharing, nountitle bar, nountoggle, nountoner, nountoolbar, nountoolbox, nounTOPIC, nountop-level domain, nountop ranking, nounTorvalds, Linus, Toshiba, Tottenham Court Road, touchpad, nountouch screen, nountrackball, nountransaction processing, transputer, nounTrojan horse, nountroubleshooter, nounTTS, Turing, Alan, tutorial, nounundo, verbuninstall, verbunique visitor, nounUnix, noununlisted share, unlisted stock, unrecoverable error, unzip, verbup, adverbupdate, nounupgrade, verbupload, verbupload, nounuptime, nounusability, nounUSB, nounUSB drive, nounuser-friendly, adjectiveuser group, nounuser interface, nounuser name, nounUS Robotics, utility, nounVActor, nounvalid, adjectivevalue-added reseller, vapourware, nounVDT, nounVDU, nounVGA, nounvideocard, nounvideo game, nounvideo snacking, nounviral marketing, nounvirtual, adjectivevirtual corporation, virtually, adverbvirtual memory, nounvirtual office, nounvirtual organization, virtual reality, nounvirus, nounvoice print, nounvoice recognition, wallpaper, nounWAN, nounWAP, noun-ware, suffixwar game, nounWAV, nounwearable, nounWeb 2.0, nounweb browser, nounweb crawler, nounweb design, nounweb development, web-enabled, adjectiveweb hosting, nounweb log, nounweb log file, wide area network, wi-fi, nounWi-Fi, nounwild card, nounwindow, nounWindows, Wintel, wipe, verbWiponet, nounwireless internet, wireless networking, nounWord, Wordperfect, word processor, nounworkspace, nounworkstation, nounWorld Wide Web, the, worm, nounWozniak, Steve, write, verbwrite-protected, adjectiveWYSIWYG, nounXbox, XML, nounY2K, nounYahoo!, zap, verbzip file, nounzombie, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a cluster bomb
1a group of things of the same kind that are very close togethercluster of (=that sends out smaller bombs when it explodes)
► a cluster of stars (=a small group of stars close together in the sky)· He fixed his telescope on a tiny little cluster of stars in the constellation of Taurus.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► globular· Serpens contains a prominent globular cluster, M5, which is not far below naked-eye visibility.· The globular star clusters that surround the Milky Way also seem to come in two age groups.· The only other object of immediate interest is the globular cluster M30, near Zeta.· The main object of binocular interest in Aquarius is the globular cluster M2.· However, Tucana contains the Small Cloud of Magellan and two superb globular clusters.· The globular cluster M53 is in the same field as Alpha.· The main objects of interest in Hercules are the two globular clusters, M13 and M92.· There are various globular clusters in Ophiuchus.
► large· New and exciting results were also reported for systems on surfaces, in large clusters and in condensed phases.
► open· I mention it here because it and Sirius show the way to the open cluster M50 in Monoceros.· Some open clusters are relatively condensed; others are much more scattered.· The most spectacular binocular object in Gemini is the open cluster M35.· This is one of the brightest of all open clusters.· The Milky Way flows through Auriga, and there are also some fine open clusters here.· Given sufficient magnification, of course, all open clusters can be resolved into stars.· M67 has the reputation of being one of the most ancient of the open clusters.· The sparse open cluster M10 lies near Gamma Scuti.
► small· The shopping precinct is full of teenagers gathered in small clusters, smoking, gossiping, laughing, scuffling.· Trondur reached under the edge of the raft, and broke off a small cluster of barnacles.· The inn was a small cluster of a place, stables, byres, outhouses.· Outside, a small cluster of hardhats glinted in the darkness of the next chamber.· Aesthetically positioned in small clusters, the lodges have been built with one aim in mind.· A small cluster of national agencies exists solely to service the local federations and their programs.· He made a pass across the small cluster of dwellings, wheeled and dipped down for a second pass.· In addition, IDUs often share needles with the same small cluster of people, keeping infection within a limited circle.
NOUN► bomb· By now, the police were chasing protesters into various neighbourhoods, and throwing cluster bombs of rubber pellets at locals.· It will also strongly criticise the use of cluster bombs.· The planes were reported to have used cluster bombs and also to have strafed roads and buildings.· The MoD had to spend £20m upgrading and ordering extra stocks of the cluster bombs for the Kosovo campaign.
► gene· The two clusters evolved by duplication of an ancestral gene cluster before the divergence of the human and great ape lineages.· Few, for instance, are found near the critical regions known as homeobox gene clusters.
► headache· The pathophysiology of cluster headache is not established.· Propranolol, which is used so commonly in migraine prophylaxis, is not beneficial in most cluster headache patients.· There is concern that p blockers might accentuate the bradycardia, which has been observed during attacks of cluster headache.· This has been reported to abort cluster headache in small groups of patients with spontaneous or nitroglycerin-induced attacks.· If any one of these is present, the diagnosis of cluster headache is strongly confirmed.· This agent may be used in the cluster headache patient, as described in the discussion of migraine prophylaxis.
VERB► form· These small variations would explain why galaxies formed into clusters, and stars into galaxies.· For a striking effect, several stems should be grown together to form a cluster.· To overcome these problems, small schools in some rural areas have formed cooperative clusters whereby teachers provide curriculum support for each other.· The daughter nuclei are solids and form cationic clusters with water in the atmosphere.
a cluster of low farm buildings a cluster of red berries a diamond cluster ring► see thesaurus at group2a group of people all in the same placecluster of A cluster of children stood around the ice cream van.3technical a group of sectors on one or more computer diskscluster1 nouncluster2 verb
clustercluster2 verb [intransitive, transitive always + adverb/preposition] Verb TableVERB TABLE
cluster
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | cluster |
| he, she, it | clusters | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | clustered |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have clustered |
| he, she, it | has clustered | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had clustered |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will cluster |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have clustered |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am clustering |
| he, she, it | is clustering | |
| you, we, they | are clustering | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was clustering |
| you, we, they | were clustering | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been clustering |
| he, she, it | has been clustering | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been clustering |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be clustering |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been clustering |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- Children had clustered outside the shop window to look at the toys on display.
- The nurses were clustered together in the corridor, giggling about something.
- Also, those two-and three-letter words that cluster together throughout a document.
- It was still raining, the soldiers were still clustered by the partition, women and girls still huddled-waiting, trembling.
- So you start to see all sorts of reading and writing problems clustered together and addressed with this language.
- The third is for companies to acquire software for profiling, cross-analysing and clustering the census variables against their own customer records.
- Their seven children, carved in high relief in diminishing size according to age, clustered round their feet like rabbits.
- They clustered around his ankles, hiding his plimsolls entirely from view.
- Voices raised with excitement came from a fourth group, clustered round the sink in the corner of the room.
Longman Language Activatorwhen people come together to form a group► form a group/get into a group
Collocations to stand or sit close together in order to make a group so that you can do something together: · We formed groups, and discussed the text together.· Several people formed a group round the speaker.form/get into groups of three/four etc: · Get into groups of three for this exercise.
► group to stand or sit close together so that you form a group: group around/behind/outside etc: · Students grouped around the notice board to read their exam results.group together: · Julia sat down at the piano, and the others grouped together to sing.
► assemble if a group of people assemble , they come together in one place, especially to talk about something or to plan something together: · I looked down onto the square, where a large crowd had assembled.assemble opposite/outside/in front of etc: · A large crowd had assembled opposite the American embassy.· A group of angry parents had assembled outside the head teacher's office.
► huddle to form a group by moving very close to each other, especially in order to keep warm, feel safer etc: · A group of beggars were huddling in the shop entrance to keep dry.huddle together: · The room didn't have any heating, and we had to huddle together for warmth.
► cluster to form a small group by moving very close to each other in order to look at something, talk to someone etc: · Children had clustered outside the shop window to look at the toys on display.cluster together: · The nurses were clustered together in the corridor, giggling about something.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a cluster bomb
if a group of people or things cluster somewhere, or are clustered somewhere, they form a small group in that placecluster around/together etc (=that sends out smaller bombs when it explodes)
► a cluster of stars (=a small group of stars close together in the sky)· He fixed his telescope on a tiny little cluster of stars in the constellation of Taurus.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► around· They clustered around his ankles, hiding his plimsolls entirely from view.· They clustered around and demanded to know who each one was.· The excavation of a village may reveal a number of small buildings clustered around one much larger building.· It is quite something to discover giant tubeworms clustered around warm water flowing from the seafloor.· This research explores the discourses of class in terms of the meanings clustering around the ideas of work and of community.· Several estimates of the extra wage to compensate for risk cluster around $ 200, 000 per death in 1967 dollars.· The nomes were clustered around a white heap on the floor.· On this basis, the hypothesis would be that religious beliefs tend to cluster around particular compounds of limitation.
► round· Voices raised with excitement came from a fourth group, clustered round the sink in the corner of the room.· In my day - why, Sècheron would have been swallowed up by inner suburbs clustering round the old U.N. building.· They must have been the Iron Age equivalent of the mediaeval castle with the village and everything clustered round.· Their seven children, carved in high relief in diminishing size according to age, clustered round their feet like rabbits.· She passed through the doorway, her eyes raking through the little knot of people clustered round it.· The massive corrugated-iron sheds towered above the mean houses clustering round them.· Marie had stepped off the platform and into the salon and people were clustering round her, offering congratulations.
► together· Companies cluster together anxious not to miss out on the latest developments and the growing pool of scientifically-skilled labour.· Is it by clustering together to elect one of their own in isolation?· The more frequent words are then clustered together based on a similarity metric.· Also, those two-and three-letter words that cluster together throughout a document.· Such places have become very popular growth points for industries which cluster together at them.· So you start to see all sorts of reading and writing problems clustered together and addressed with this language.· How exactly might mutually resembling individuals find themselves clustered together, in local aggregations?· The rich are likely to cluster together in suburbs.
Reporters clustered around the palace gates for news. Industries in Britain tend to be clustered together.