clustering

Pluralclusterings

1. 1
   nouncountable or uncountable

   A group of similar things placed close together.

   Like grapes bunched together on a single stem.

   The clustering of houses near the river made the village feel cozy.

   A clustering of bright stars appeared in the night sky.

   Similarconcentration, grouping, bunching

   Oppositedispersal, scattering

2. 2
   verb

   Present participle of cluster. Use this form for an action happening now, often after a form of "be".

   The kids are clustering around the ice cream truck.

   Bees keep clustering near the old hive.

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3. 3
   adjective

   Coming together into a tight group.

   Like ants gathering tightly around a dropped piece of food.

   The clustering buds gave the plant a full appearance.

   Clustering reeds lined the edge of the pond.

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4. 4
   noununcountable

   When stored items bunch up next to each other in a computer table and slow it down.

   Like shoppers all crowding into one line instead of spreading out evenly.

   Bad clustering in the table made each search take longer.

   The programmer fixed the clustering that was slowing the lookups.

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5. 5
   noununcountable

   When people live in groups based on things like religion, money, or background.

   Like birds of the same kind flocking together in one part of a field.

   Clustering of new arrivals created lively ethnic neighborhoods.

   The clustering of wealthy families pushed up local house prices.

   Similarconcentration, grouping

   Oppositedispersal

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6. 6
   noununcountable

   A way to plan writing by drawing a main idea in a circle and linking related ideas around it.

   Like a sun with lines drawn out to smaller ideas around it.

   She used clustering to plan her essay before writing.

   Our teacher showed us clustering to find ideas for stories.

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