They’re a lovely bunch who have made me feelwelcome.
The volunteers are a very mixed bunch of people.
Synonyms and related words
Informal and humorous words for groups of people
bunch
gang
mob
1a
showing disapprovaloften used in negative contexts, to refer to a group of people that you dislike or regard as stupid, inferior etc
The articlereferred to his opponents as “a bunch of hypocrites”.
What a pathetic bunch of losers!
Synonyms and related words
Informal and humorous words for groups of people
bunch
gang
mob
2
countable a group of cut flowers that you hold together or that someone has tied together. A bunch of flowers that someone has arranged in an attractive way is called a bouquet.
Synonyms and related words
General words for flowers and bunches of flowers
bloom
bouquet
bunch
2a
a group of bananas, grapes etc that grow together
Synonyms and related words
Types of fruit
berry
bunch
citrus
2b
a set of keys that are together on a metal ring
Synonyms and related words
Keys and combinations
bunch
code
combination
3
bunches
plural Britisha girl’s or woman’s hairstyle in which the hair is tied together in two parts on either side of her head
Synonyms and related words
Hairstyle and types of hairstyle
Afro
bangs
beehive
phrases
the best/pick of the bunch
a bunch
thanks a bunch
bunch
noun
US /bʌntʃ/
Other entries for this word
bunchverb
bunch
a bunchphrase
thanks a bunchphrase
the Brady Bunch
the best/pick of the bunchphrase
bunch up
Word Forms
singular
bunch
plural
bunches
DEFINITIONS2
1
singular informala group of people
They’re a great bunch who have made me feelwelcome.
The volunteers are a very mixed bunch of people.
Synonyms and related words
Informal and humorous words for groups of people
bunch
gang
mob
1a
showing disapprovaloften used in negative contexts, to refer to a group of people that you dislike or regard as stupid, inferior, etc.
The articlereferred to his opponents as “a bunch of hypocrites”.
What a pathetic bunch of losers!
Synonyms and related words
Informal and humorous words for groups of people
bunch
gang
mob
2
countable a group of cut flowers that you hold together or that someone has tied together. A bunch of flowers that someone has arranged in an attractive way is called a bouquet.
Synonyms and related words
General words for flowers and bunches of flowers
bloom
bouquet
boutonniere
2a
a group of bananas, grapes, etc. that grow together
Synonyms and related words
Types of fruit
berry
bunch
citrus
2b
a set of keys that are together on a metal ring
Synonyms and related words
Keys and combinations
bunch
code
combination
phrases
the best/pick of the bunch
a bunch
thanks a bunch
bunch
verb
UK /bʌntʃ/
Other entries for this word
bunchnoun
a bunchphrase
thanks a bunchphrase
the best/pick of the bunchphrase
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/they
bunch
he/she/it
bunches
present participle
bunching
past tense
bunched
past participle
bunched
DEFINITIONS4
1
bunch
or
bunch up
intransitive/transitive if a group of people bunch or are bunched, they get very close to each other
The girls were bunched up on one side of the room.
bunch together:
The guests all bunched together near the buffettable.
Synonyms and related words
To move closer together in a group
assemble
close up
converge
2
intransitive/transitive if cloth bunches, or if you bunch it, it comes together in small folds
This skirttends to bunch around my waist.
Synonyms and related words
What clothing and cloth can do
bag
breathe
bunch
3
transitive to put things such as flowers into a bunch
We’ll bunch these herbs and sell them.
Synonyms and related words
To put things together or in a particular order
prepend
sort
arrange
4
bunch
or
bunch up
intransitive/transitive to form a tight round shape, or to make something do this
He keptbunching his hand into a fist.
Karen bunched up the paper and threw it away.
Synonyms and related words
To change the shape of something
shape
reshape
form
bunch
verb
US /bʌntʃ/
Other entries for this word
bunchnoun
a bunchphrase
thanks a bunchphrase
the Brady Bunch
the best/pick of the bunchphrase
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/they
bunch
he/she/it
bunches
present participle
bunching
past tense
bunched
past participle
bunched
DEFINITIONS4
1
bunch
or
bunch up
intransitive/transitive if a group of people bunch or are bunched, they get very close to each other
The girls were bunched up on one side of the room.
bunch together:
The guests all bunched together near the buffettable.
Synonyms and related words
To move closer together in a group
assemble
close up
converge
2
intransitive/transitive if cloth bunches, or if you bunch it, it comes together in small folds
This skirttends to bunch around my waist.
Synonyms and related words
What clothing and cloth can do
bag
breathe
bunch
3
transitive to put things such as flowers into a bunch
We’ll bunch these herbs and sell them.
Synonyms and related words
To put things together or in a particular order
prepend
sort
arrange
4
bunch
or
bunch up
intransitive/transitive to form a tight round shape, or to make something do this