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group

 
 
pronunciation:
grup
parts of speech:
noun, verb
features:
Word Combinations (noun, verb)
part of speech: noun
definition: a collection of people, things, or ideas that are in one place or have important things in common.
A large group of people were standing in front of the building.Put the green chairs in one group and the white chairs in another.
 
synonyms:
bunch, cluster, collection, set
similar words:
arrangement, band, batch, category, class, combination, community, company, gang, lot, pack, series
Word Combinations  About this feature
adjective + (n.)group civic, conservation, conservative, cooperative, distinct, dominant, ethnic, immigrant, individual, religious, select, small, various
verb + (n.)group assign, belong, divide, form, organize
(n.)group + verb consist, differ, lobby
noun + (n.)group Help age, comparison, control, discussion, focus, hate, individual, interest, member, minority, opposition, support, umbrella, watchdog
 
part of speech: verb
inflections: groups, grouping, grouped
definition: to put with other items that are similar; classify.
The librarian grouped the books by topic.
synonyms:
classify, sort
similar words:
organize
Word Combinations  About this feature
(v.)group + adverb together, under
(v.)group + nounHelp category, class, cluster, factor, function, gender, grade, region, topic