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Clump
Pronunciation : Clump
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Cf. D. klomp lump, G. klump, klumpen, Dan. klump, Sw. kllimp; perh. akin to L. globus, E. globe. Cf. Club.]
Definition : 1. An unshaped piece or mass of wood or other substance.
2. A cluster; a group; a thicket. A clump of shrubby trees. Hawthorne.
3. The compressed clay of coal strata. Brande & C.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Clump
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To arrange in a clump or clumps; to cluster; to group. Blackmore.
t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Clump
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To tread clumsily; to clamp. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
i.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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