I. noun
1.
a usually comparatively small assemblage of individuals
people gathered in groups about the hall
Synonyms: assembly, band, bevy, bunch, cluster, covey, crew, party; compare company 4, gathering
Related Word: circle, clique, coterie, set
Contrasted words: crowd, crush, horde, mob, press, rout, throng
2.
Synonyms: gathering 2, aggregation, assemblage, assembly, collection, company, congeries, crowd, muster, ruck
3.
an assemblage of things constituting a unit
a group of houses behind the church
Synonyms: array, batch, battery, body, bunch, bundle, clot, clump, cluster, clutch, lot, parcel, passel, platoon, set, sort, suite
Related Word: assemblage, collection, mess, shooting match
4.
Synonyms: set 5, bunch, circle, crowd, lot, push
5.
Synonyms: syndicate , cartel, chain, combine, conglomerate, pool, trust
6.
Synonyms: class 1, category, grade, grouping, league, pigeonhole, tier
II. verb
1.
to make into or bring together in a group
grouped the children according to age
Synonyms: assemble, cluster, collect, gather, round up; compare gather 6
Related Word: adjust, arrange, harmonize, organize, systematize; allocate, dispose, distribute, place; bunch, crowd, huddle
Idioms: bring together, get together
Contrasted words: disband, disperse, scatter, separate
2.
Synonyms: assort , categorize, class, classify, pigeonhole, sort