Clump vs Bevy - What's the difference?
clump | bevy | Related terms |
A cluster or lump; an unshaped piece or mass.
A thick group or bunch, especially of bushes or hair.
* Hawthorne
A dull thud.
The compressed clay of coal strata.
English onomatopoeias
A group of animals, in particular quail.
*{{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-07, author=David Simpson
, volume=188, issue=26, page=36, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly)
, title= A large group or collection.
A group of female humans. Used chiefly of schoolgirls.
Clump is a related term of bevy.
As nouns the difference between clump and bevy
is that clump is a cluster or lump; an unshaped piece or mass while bevy is a group of animals, in particular quail.As a verb clump
is to form clusters or lumps.clump
English
Noun
(en noun)- a clump of shrubby trees
Derived terms
* clumpyDerived terms
* clump upReferences
bevy
English
Noun
(bevies)Fantasy of navigation, passage=Like most human activities, ballooning has sponsored heroes and hucksters and a good deal in between. For every dedicated scientist patiently recording atmospheric pressure and wind speed while shivering at high altitudes, there is a carnival barker with a bevy of pretty girls willing to dangle from a basket or parachute down to earth.}}