ETYM Cf. Dutch klomp lump, German klump, klumpen, Dan. klump, Swed. klump; perh. akin to Latin globus, Eng. globe. Related to Club.
1. An unshaped piece or mass of wood or other substance.
2. A cluster; a group; a thicket.
3. The compressed clay of coal strata.
ETYM AS. cluster, clyster; cf. LG. kluster (also Swed. and Dan. klase a cluster of grapes, Dutch klissen to be entangled?.).<br />
1. A number of things of the same kind growing together; a bunch.
2. A number of similar things collected together or lying contiguous; a group.
3. A number of individuals grouped together or collected in one place; a crowd; a mob.
ETYM as. sceacga a bush of hair.
1. A fabric with long coarse nap.
2. A lively dance step consisting of hopping on each foot in turn, dance where participants hop energetically on each foot in turn.
SYN. shagging.
3. A matted tangle of hair or fiber.
4. A strong coarse tobacco that has been shredded.
ETYM Prov. Eng. tuff, French touffe; of German origin; cf. German zopf a weft of hair, pigtail, top of a tree. Related to Top summit.
1. A bunch of feathers or hair.
2. A bunch of hair or feathers or growing grass; SYN. tussock.
ETYM Old Eng. wisp, wips; probably akin to Dutch and German wisch, Icel. visk, and perhaps to Latin virga a twig, rod. Related to Verge a rod, Whisk.
1. A small tuft or lock.
2. A small bundle of straw or hay.
3. A small person.
4. A flock of snipe.