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Cluster Meaning, Examples, and Usage (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：close group (cluster)

cluster 🔊

/ˈklʌstər/

A group of similar things that are close together.

Cluster of grapes close together on vine

close group 🔊

➕

/ˈkloʊs ɡruːp/

A number of similar things that are located or occur close together.

📁 Category：Space Exploration 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Old English 'clyster' meaning a bunch, related to 'clot' and 'clump'.

💡 Mnemonic

C + luster: a cluster of gems shines with collective luster.

📖 Example

On summer nights, we loved to look up and find the tight cluster of stars that our teacher called the Pleiades. 🔊 On summer nights, we loved to look up and find the tight cluster of stars that our teacher called the Pleiades.

🔗 Collocations

star cluster – a group of stars

cluster of grapes – a bunch of grapes growing together

tight cluster – a closely packed group

🔄 Synonyms

group (n.) – a number of people or things that are located close together

bunch (n.) – a number of things of the same type growing or fastened together

clump (n.) – a small, compact group of things

🚫 Antonyms

single (n.) – one individual element

individual (n.) – a single separate thing

dispersion (n.) – the state of being scattered

🌱 Derivatives

clustering (n.) – the process of forming clusters

clustered (adj.) – arranged in a cluster

clusters (n.) – plural of cluster

📖 Cultural Story

Used since the 14th century for star groups; modern computing uses 'cluster' for servers working together.

Meaning 2：gather in a cluster (cluster)

cluster 🔊

/ˈklʌstər/

To come together to form a small, close group.

People clustering together in a group chatting

gather in a cluster 🔊

➕

/ˈɡæðər ɪn ə ˈklʌstər/

To come together to form a small, close group, usually around someone or something.

📁 Category：School Education 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

After the lecture, students cluster around the professor to ask more questions. 🔊 After the lecture, students cluster around the professor to ask more questions.

🔗 Collocations

cluster around – to gather closely around someone or something

cluster together – to form a cluster by joining closely

cluster near – to gather in a group close to a point

🔄 Synonyms

gather (v.) – to come together in a group

huddle (v.) – to crowd together in a close, compact way

congregate (v.) – to come together in a group for a purpose

🚫 Antonyms

disperse (v.) – to go away from a group in different directions

scatter (v.) – to move apart in various directions

separate (v.) – to move apart from a group

🌱 Derivatives

clustering (v.) – present participle of cluster

clustered (v.) – past tense of cluster

clusters (v.) – third person singular of cluster