Cluster vs Together - What's the difference?
cluster | together |
A group or bunch of several discrete items that are close to each other.
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* Shakespeare
(astronomy) A group of galaxies or stars that appear near each other.
(music) A secundal chord of three or more notes.
(phonetics) A group of consonants.
(computing) A group of computers that work together.
(computing) A logical data storage unit containing one or more physical sectors (see block).
(statistics) A significant subset within a population.
(military) Set of bombs or mines.
(army) A small metal design that indicates that a medal has been awarded to the same person before.
An ensemble of bound atoms or molecules, intermediate in size between a molecule and a bulk solid.
To form a cluster or group.
* Tennyson
* Foxe
At the same time, in the same place; in close association.
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In a relationship or partnership, for example a business relationship or a romantic partnership.
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As a noun cluster
is cluster (group of galaxies or stars).As an adverb together is
at the same time, in the same place; in close association.As an adjective together is
(colloquial) well organized, well developed.cluster
English
Noun
(en noun)- a cluster of islands
- Her deeds were like great clusters of ripe grapes, / Which load the bunches of the fruitful vine.
The Dust of Conflict, passage=Then there was no more cover, for they straggled out, not in ranks but clusters , from among orange trees and tall, flowering shrubs
SPL: Celtic 1 Rangers 0, passage=Charlie Mulgrew’s delicious deadball delivery was attacked by a cluster of green and white shirts at McGregor’s back post but Ledley got up higher and with more purpose than anyone else to thump a header home from five yards.}}
William E. Conner
An Acoustic Arms Race, volume=101, issue=3, page=206-7, magazine=(American Scientist) , passage=Earless ghost swift moths become “invisible” to echolocating bats by forming mating clusters close (less than half a meter) above vegetation and effectively blending into the clutter of echoes that the bat receives from the leaves and stems around them.}}
- As bees / Pour forth their populous youth about the hive / In clusters .
- We loved him; but, like beasts / And cowardly nobles, gave way unto your clusters , / Who did hoot him out o' the city.
Derived terms
* cluster analysis * clustering * cluster bomb * globular cluster * open cluster * star clusterVerb
(en verb)- The children clustered around the puppy.
- His sunny hair / Cluster'd about his temples, like a god's.
- the princes of the country clustering together
Anagrams
* * English collective nouns ----together
English
(wikipedia together)Adverb
(-)The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=“[…] This is Mr. Churchill, who, as you are aware, is good enough to come to us for his diaconate, and, as we hope, for much longer; and being a gentleman of independent means, he declines to take any payment.” Saying this Walden rubbed his hands together and smiled contentedly.}}
Mr. Pratt's Patients, chapter=1 , passage=A chap named Eleazir Kendrick and I had chummed in together the summer afore and built a fish-weir and shanty at Setuckit Point, down Orham way. For a spell we done pretty well.}}