cluster

a number of things of the same kind, growing or held together; a bunch.

a cluster of grapes.

a group of things or persons close together.

There was a cluster of tourists at the gate.

U.S. Army. a small metal design placed on a ribbon representing an awarded medal to indicate that the same medal has been awarded again.

oak-leaf cluster.

Phonetics. a succession of two or more contiguous consonants in an utterance, as the str- cluster of strap.

Astronomy. a group of neighboring stars, held together by mutual gravitation, that have essentially the same age and composition and thus supposedly a common origin.

to gather into a cluster or clusters.

to furnish or cover with clusters.

a number of things growing, fastened, or occurring close together

a number of persons or things grouped together

military a metal insignia worn on a medal ribbon to indicate a second award or a higher class of a decoration or order

military

1. a group of bombs dropped in one stick, esp fragmentation and incendiary bombs

2. the basic unit of mines used in laying a minefield

astronomy an aggregation of stars or galaxies moving together through space

a group of two or more consecutive vowels or consonants

statistics a naturally occurring subgroup of a population used in stratified sampling

chem

1. a chemical compound or molecule containing groups of metal atoms joined by metal-to-metal bonds

2. the group of linked metal atoms present