cluster

verb1 of 2

to come together to form a group of people, animals, or things

• “There was a cluster of large rocks in the area.”Tatoeba
• “The cluster of cells continued to grow in the laboratory.”Tatoeba

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noun2 of 2

A group or bunch of several discrete items that are close to each other.