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