transcription, транскрипция: [ bʌntʃ ]
( bunches, bunching, bunched)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
A bunch of people is a group of people who share one or more characteristics or who are doing something together. ( INFORMAL )
My neighbours are a bunch of busybodies...
We were a pretty inexperienced bunch of people really...
The players were a great bunch.
= lot
N-COUNT : usu sing , oft N of n , adj N
2.
A bunch of flowers is a number of flowers with their stalks held or tied together.
He had left a huge bunch of flowers in her hotel room.
N-COUNT : usu sing , usu N of n
3.
A bunch of bananas or grapes is a group of them growing on the same stem.
Lili had fallen asleep clutching a fat bunch of grapes.
N-COUNT : usu sing , usu N of n
4.
A bunch of keys is a set of keys kept together on a metal ring.
George took out a bunch of keys and went to work on the complicated lock.
N-COUNT : usu sing , usu N of n
5.
A bunch of things is a number of things, especially a large number. ( AM INFORMAL )
We did a bunch of songs together.
QUANT : QUANT of pl-n
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Bunch is also a pronoun.
I’d like to adopt a multi-racial child. In fact, I’d love a whole bunch.
PRON
6.
If a girl has her hair in bunches , it is parted down the middle and tied on each side of her head. ( BRIT )
N-PLURAL : usu in N
7.
If clothing bunches around a part of your body, it forms a set of creases around it.
She clutches the sides of her skirt until it bunches around her waist.
VERB : V around n