ˈklʌstə n. & v. --n. 1 a close
group or
bunch of
similar things growing
together. 2 a close group or swarm of
people, animals,
faint stars, gems, etc. 3 a group of
successive consonants or vowels. --v. 1 tr.
bring into a cluster or clusters. 2 intr. be or
come into a cluster or clusters. 3 intr. (foll. by
round, around)
gather,
congregate. øcluster
bomb an
anti-personnel bomb spraying pellets on
impact. cluster pine a
Mediterranean pine Pinus
pinaster with clustered cones:
also called PINASTER. [OE
clyster:
cf. CLOT]