cluster

cluster
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noun
ADJECTIVE
little, small
large
compact, dense
PREPOSITION
in a/the cluster

The church stood in a small cluster of houses.

cluster of

a dense cluster of buildings

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verb
ADVERB
closely, densely, tightly
together

The group clustered together closely.

PREPOSITION
about (BrE), around, round (esp. BrE)

The children clustered around their teacher.


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