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bunch |
a lump or other protuberance. [1/5 definitions] |
burl |
a lump or slub in fabric, thread, or yarn. [1/3 definitions] |
chunk |
a thick lump or piece of any material. |
clod |
a lump of earth or clay. [1/2 definitions] |
clot |
a thick lump or mass of liquid, such as blood. [1/2 definitions] |
clump |
a thick lump or mass. [1/4 definitions] |
cohere |
to lump, hold, or stick together. [1/2 definitions] |
dollop |
a shapeless lump, blob, or glob. [1/2 definitions] |
dumpling |
a lump of boiled dough, often served in soup with stewed meat. [1/2 definitions] |
glob |
a usu. rounded lump, scoop, or mass. [1/2 definitions] |
gob1 |
a rounded mass or lump. [1/2 definitions] |
gobbet |
a chunk; lump; mass. [1/2 definitions] |
hump |
a rounded lump of flesh, as is found on the back of a camel. |
knar |
a lump or knot on a tree or in wood. |
knobby |
like a lump or knob. [1/2 definitions] |
lump |
to come to have or be formed into a lump or lumps. [2/4 definitions] |
lumpish |
resembling or having the characteristics of a lump. [1/3 definitions] |
nodular |
relating to, characterized by, or occurring in the form of a small lump or swelling. |
nodule |
a small lump, swelling, or node. [1/2 definitions] |
nub |
a small piece or lump. [1/3 definitions] |
nubble |
a small knob or lump; a little nub. |
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