(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
A ~ of things such as trees or plants is a small group of them growing together.
...a ~ of trees bordering a side road.
= cluster
N-COUNT: oft N of n, in N in pl
2.
A ~ of things such as wires or hair is a group of them collected together in one place.
I was combing my hair and it was just falling out in ~s.
N-COUNT: oft N of n, in N in pl
3.
If things ~ together, they gather together and form small groups or lumps.
Brown rice takes longer to cook but it doesn’t ~ together as easily as white rice.
VERB: V together