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bunchiness
bunch B0549600 (bŭnch)n.1. a. A group of things growing close together; a cluster or clump: a bunch of grapes; grass growing in bunches.b. A group of like items or individuals gathered or placed together: a bunch of keys on a ring; people standing around in bunches.2. Informal A group of people usually having a common interest or association: My brother and his bunch are basketball fanatics.3. Informal A considerable number or amount; a lot: a bunch of trouble; a whole bunch of food.4. A small lump or swelling; a bump.v. bunched, bunch·ing, bunch·es v.tr.1. To gather or form into a cluster: bunched my fingers into a fist.2. To gather together into a group.3. To gather (fabric) into folds.v.intr.1. To form a cluster or group: runners bunching up at the starting line.2. To be gathered together in folds, as fabric.3. To swell; protrude. [Middle English bonche, probably from Flemish bondje, diminutive of bont, bundle, from Middle Dutch; see bundle.] bunch′i·ness n.bunch′y adj.EncyclopediaSeeBUNCHFinancialSeebunch |