clumps
Bunches stuck together
Clumps are irregular groupings or masses of things pressed or growing together: clumps of dirt, clumps of grass, clumps of hair in the drain.
The word suggests thickness and unevenness—mascara clumps, sauce clumps.
To clump is to gather in such masses, or to walk with heavy, noisy steps: She clumped up the stairs in her boots.
Grouped collections of items
- clustersGrouped collections
- groupingsCollections by shared traits
- aggregationsCollected groupings of items
- massesBulk or populace
knots · tufts · patches · wads · gobs · lumps · blobs · globs
Knotted, twisted masses
locks · strands · cowlicks · dreadlocks · matted fur · hairballs · furballs · snags
Loose dry earth
- earthSoil or electrical grounding
- loamFertile soil mixture
- clayMoldable earth for ceramics
- sodGrass-bound topsoil section
turf · mud · peat · compost · topsoil · divots · rootballs · garden soil
Having irregular bumps
clotted · curdled · congealed · coagulated · globby · pasty · thick · viscous
Treading heavily, forcefully
- trompingWalking heavily and noisily
- ploddingMoving slowly, heavily
- trampingWalking heavily, laboriously
- trudgingWalking with difficulty
clomping · thudding · galumphing · heavy-footed · boots · clodhoppers · lumbering · shuffling
bunches
Grouped collections of items
- clustersGrouped collections
- groupingsCollections by shared traits
- aggregationsCollected groupings of items
masses · knots · tufts · patches · wads · gobs · lumps · blobs · globs · dollops
tangles
Knotted, twisted masses
tufts · locks · strands · cowlicks · dreadlocks · matted fur · hairballs · furballs · snags · wisps
dirt
Loose dry earth
sod · turf · mud · peat · compost · topsoil · divots · rootballs · garden soil · potting mix
lumpy
Having irregular bumps
sticky · clotted · curdled · congealed · coagulated · globby · pasty · thick · viscous · sludgy
stomping
Treading heavily, forcefully
- trompingWalking heavily and noisily
- ploddingMoving slowly, heavily
- trampingWalking heavily, laboriously
trudging · clomping · thudding · galumphing · heavy-footed · boots · clodhoppers · lumbering · shuffling · stamping
- clumpslumps, blobs, globs, gobs, clods
- massmass, masses, bulk, body mass, atomic mass
- tuftswisps, bunches, fluff, down, tussock
- clusteringclustering, k-means, clusters, dendrogram, centroid
- planetary ringsD ring, Saturn rings, ring system, planetary ring, inner ring
- protoplanetary disksgas giants, planetesimals, protoplanets, accretion, snow line
clumpsscatters
Distributes irregularly about
disperses · spreads · dispersal · scattering · diffuses
- clumping upCoalescing into lumps
- clumped upGathered into thick masses
- clump upForm into masses
- clumping litterCat sand that solidifies