- a group of things of the same type that grow or appear close together
- The telescope is focused on a dense cluster of stars at the edge of the galaxy.
- The plant bears its flowers in clusters.
- a leukaemia cluster (= an area where there are more cases of the disease than you would expect)
Extra Examples- Doctors are worried about what appear to be cancer clusters occurring in these areas.
- The bacteria form clusters in the gut of the host animal.
- The plants have clusters of white flowers in early June.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- little
- small
- large
- …
- in a/the cluster
- cluster of
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- a group of people, animals or things close together
- a cluster of spectators
- a little cluster of houses
Extra Examples- a dense cluster of buildings
- The church stood in a small cluster of houses.
- A woman had emerged from the cluster of buildings.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- little
- small
- large
- …
- in a/the cluster
- cluster of
- (phonetics) a group of consonants that come together in a word or phrase, for example /str/ at the beginning of string
- a consonant cluster
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Word OriginOld English clyster; probably related to clot.
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