FinnHun Finnish-Hungarian-English on-line dictionary and thesaurus

n A group of a number of similar things, either growing together, or in a cluster or clump. Usually fastened together.

n (cycling) The peloton; the main group of riders formed during a race.

n An informal body of friends.

n (informal) A considerable amount.

n (informal) An unmentioned amount; a number.

n (forestry) A group of logs tied together for skidding.

n (geology) (mining) An unusual concentration of ore in a lode or a small, discontinuous occurrence or patch of ore in the wallrock.

n (textiles) The reserve yarn on the filling bobbin to allow continuous weaving between the time of indication from the midget feeler until a new bobbin is put in the shuttle.

n (tobacco) An unfinished cigar, before the wrapper leaf is added.

v (transitive) To gather into a bunch.

v (transitive) To gather fabric into folds.

v (intransitive) To form a bunch.

v (intransitive) To be gathered together in folds

v (intransitive) To protrude or swell