Collection and Clump

Collection

Collection noun - A number of things considered as a unit.
Usage example: the historic village boasts an interesting collection of gift shops and antique stores

Clump is a synonym for collection in group topic. In some cases you can use "Clump" instead a noun "Collection".

Clump

Clump noun - A number of things considered as a unit.
Usage example: scattered clumps of houses were visible from the air

Collection is a synonym for clump in group topic. You can use "Collection" instead a noun "Clump", if it concerns topics such as cluster, quantity.

Nearby Words: clumped, clumping, clumpy

How words are described

sentient sentient collection sentient clump
old old collection old clump
expensive expensive collection expensive clump
small small collection small clump
Other adjectives: large, big, little, new, said, giant.
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