bunch
A group of similar things, either growing together, or in a cluster or clump, usually fastened together.
Noun 4 meanings
A group of similar things, either growing together, or in a cluster or clump, usually fastened together.
“a bunch of grapes”
The peloton; the main group of riders formed during a race.
An informal body of friends.
“He still hangs out with the same bunch.”
A considerable amount.
“a bunch of trouble”
Verb 4 meanings
To gather into a bunch.
To gather fabric into folds.
To form a bunch.
To be gathered together in folds
Etymology
From Middle English bunche, bonche (“hump, swelling”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps a variant of *bunge (compare dialectal bung (“heap, grape bunch”)), from Proto-Germanic *bunkō, *bunkô, *bungǭ (“heap, crowd”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰenǵʰ-, *bʰénǵʰus (“thick, dense, fat”).
Similar and opposite words
BUNCH at a glance
BUNCH has 5 letters and scores 12 points in Scrabble (B 3 + U 1 + N 1 + C 3 + H 4) and 15 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,557 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with bunch
All rhymesOne letter away
Keep going
Related lists
Looking for a different word?
Type the letters you have and the Finder shows every word that fits.