| bunch | | |
| n. (group) | 1. bunch, clump, cluster, clustering | a grouping of a number of similar things.; "a bunch of trees"; "a cluster of admirers" |
| ~ agglomeration | a jumbled collection or mass. |
| ~ knot | a tight cluster of people or things.; "a small knot of women listened to his sermon"; "the bird had a knot of feathers forming a crest" |
| ~ swad | a bunch.; "a thick swad of plants" |
| ~ tuft, tussock | a bunch of hair or feathers or growing grass. |
| ~ northern cross | a cluster of 5 bright stars forming a cross in the constellation Cygnus. |
| ~ omega centauri | a global cluster in the constellation Centaurus. |
| ~ pleiades | a star cluster in the constellation Taurus. |
| n. (group) | 2. bunch, crew, crowd, gang | an informal body of friends.; "he still hangs out with the same crowd" |
| ~ assemblage, gathering | a group of persons together in one place. |
| n. (group) | 3. bunch, caboodle, lot | any collection in its entirety.; "she bought the whole caboodle" |
| ~ aggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage | several things grouped together or considered as a whole. |
| v. (motion) | 4. bunch, bunch together, bunch up | form into a bunch.; "The frightened children bunched together in the corner of the classroom" |
| ~ cluster, clump, constellate, flock | come together as in a cluster or flock.; "The poets constellate in this town every summer" |
| v. (contact) | 5. bunch, bunch up, bundle, clump, cluster | gather or cause to gather into a cluster.; "She bunched her fingers into a fist" |
| ~ form | assume a form or shape.; "the water formed little beads" |
| ~ agglomerate | form into one cluster. |
| plume | | |
| n. (shape) | 1. plume | anything that resembles a feather in shape or lightness.; "a plume of smoke"; "grass with large plumes" |
| ~ shape, form | the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance.; "geometry is the mathematical science of shape" |
| n. (artifact) | 2. plume | a feather or cluster of feathers worn as an ornament. |
| ~ adornment | a decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainness. |
| ~ aigret, aigrette | a long plume (especially one of egret feathers) worn on a hat or a piece of jewelry in the shape of a plume. |
| ~ panache | a feathered plume on a helmet. |
| n. (animal) | 3. feather, plumage, plume | the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds. |
| ~ bird | warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings. |
| ~ down, down feather | soft fine feathers. |
| ~ aftershaft | a supplementary feather (usually small) on the underside of the base of the shaft of some feathers in some birds. |
| ~ contour feather | feathers covering the body of an adult bird and determining its shape. |
| ~ bastard wing, spurious wing, alula | tuft of small stiff feathers on the first digit of a bird's wing. |
| ~ marabou | the downy feathers of marabou storks are used for trimming garments. |
| ~ web, vane | the flattened weblike part of a feather consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft. |
| ~ hackle | long slender feather on the necks of e.g. turkeys and pheasants. |
| ~ quill, calamus, shaft | the hollow spine of a feather. |
| ~ flight feather, quill feather, pinion, quill | any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird. |
| ~ scapular | a feather covering the shoulder of a bird. |
| ~ body covering | any covering for the body or a body part. |
| ~ ceratin, keratin | a fibrous scleroprotein that occurs in the outer layer of the skin and in horny tissues such as hair, feathers, nails, and hooves. |
| ~ animal material | material derived from animals. |
| ~ melanin | insoluble pigments that account for the color of e.g. skin and scales and feathers. |
| v. (possession) | 4. fleece, gazump, hook, overcharge, pluck, plume, rob, soak, surcharge | rip off; ask an unreasonable price. |
| ~ extort, gouge, wring, rack, squeeze | obtain by coercion or intimidation.; "They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss"; "They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him" |
| ~ bill, charge | demand payment.; "Will I get charged for this service?"; "We were billed for 4 nights in the hotel, although we stayed only 3 nights" |
| ~ cheat, rip off, chisel | deprive somebody of something by deceit.; "The con-man beat me out of $50"; "This salesman ripped us off!"; "we were cheated by their clever-sounding scheme"; "They chiseled me out of my money" |
| v. (emotion) | 5. congratulate, plume, pride | be proud of.; "He prides himself on making it into law school" |
| ~ feel, experience | undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind.; "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret" |
| v. (creation) | 6. plume | deck with a plume.; "a plumed helmet" |
| ~ bedeck, bedight, deck | decorate.; "deck the halls with holly" |
| v. (contact) | 7. plume, preen | clean with one's bill.; "The birds preened" |
| ~ arrange, set up | put into a proper or systematic order.; "arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order" |
| ~ clean, make clean | make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from.; "Clean the stove!"; "The dentist cleaned my teeth" |
| v. (change) | 8. plume | form a plume.; "The chimneys were pluming the sky"; "The engine was pluming black smoke" |
| ~ shape, form | give shape or form to.; "shape the dough"; "form the young child's character" |
| v. (body) | 9. dress, plume, preen, primp | dress or groom with elaborate care.; "She likes to dress when going to the opera" |
| ~ attire, deck out, deck up, dress up, fancy up, fig out, fig up, gussy up, rig out, tog out, tog up, trick out, trick up, overdress, prink, get up | put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive.; "She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera"; "The young girls were all fancied up for the party" |
| ~ dress, get dressed | put on clothes.; "we had to dress quickly"; "dress the patient"; "Can the child dress by herself?" |
| spike | | |
| n. (event) | 1. spike | a transient variation in voltage or current. |
| ~ electrical discharge | a discharge of electricity. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. spike | sports equipment consisting of a sharp point on the sole of a shoe worn by athletes.; "spikes provide greater traction" |
| ~ climbing iron, crampon, crampoon, climber | an iron spike attached to the shoe to prevent slipping on ice when walking or climbing. |
| ~ piton | a metal spike with a hole for a rope; mountaineers drive it into ice or rock to use as a hold. |
| ~ pricket | a sharp metal spike to hold a candle. |
| ~ shoe | footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material. |
| ~ sports equipment | equipment needed to participate in a particular sport. |
| n. (plant) | 3. capitulum, ear, spike | fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn. |
| ~ corn, indian corn, maize, zea mays | tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times. |
| ~ mealie | an ear of corn. |
| ~ fruit | the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant. |
| n. (plant) | 4. spike | (botany) an indeterminate inflorescence bearing sessile flowers on an unbranched axis. |
| ~ phytology, botany | the branch of biology that studies plants. |
| ~ inflorescence | the flowering part of a plant or arrangement of flowers on a stalk. |
| ~ spadix | the fleshy axis of a spike often surrounded by a spathe. |
| n. (event) | 5. spike | a sharp rise followed by a sharp decline.; "the seismograph showed a sharp spike in response to the temblor" |
| ~ rise | a growth in strength or number or importance. |
| n. (artifact) | 6. spike, spike heel, stiletto heel | a very high narrow heel on women's shoes. |
| ~ heel | the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation. |
| n. (artifact) | 7. spike | each of the sharp points on the soles of athletic shoes to prevent slipping (or the shoes themselves).; "the second baseman sharpened his spikes before every game"; "golfers' spikes damage the putting greens" |
| ~ gaff | a sharp metal spike or spur that is fastened to the leg of a gamecock. |
| ~ point | sharp end.; "he stuck the point of the knife into a tree"; "he broke the point of his pencil" |
| n. (artifact) | 8. spike | a sharp-pointed projection along the top of a fence or wall (or a dinosaur). |
| ~ projection | any structure that branches out from a central support. |
| n. (artifact) | 9. spike | a long, thin sharp-pointed implement (wood or metal).; "one of the spikes impaled him" |
| ~ implement | instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end. |
| n. (artifact) | 10. spike, spindle | any holding device consisting of a rigid, sharp-pointed object.; "the spike pierced the receipts and held them in order" |
| ~ holding device | a device for holding something. |
| n. (artifact) | 11. spike | a large stout nail.; "they used spikes to fasten the rails to a railroad tie" |
| ~ nail | a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener. |
| v. (social) | 12. spike | stand in the way of. |
| ~ banish, bar, relegate | expel, as if by official decree.; "he was banished from his own country" |
| v. (contact) | 13. empale, impale, spike, transfix | pierce with a sharp stake or point.; "impale a shrimp on a skewer" |
| ~ pierce, thrust | penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument. |
| ~ pin | pierce with a pin.; "pin down the butterfly" |
| ~ spear | pierce with a spear.; "spear fish" |
| v. (contact) | 14. spike | secure with spikes. |
| ~ fasten, fix, secure | cause to be firmly attached.; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man" |
| v. (change) | 15. spike, spike out | bring forth a spike or spikes.; "my hyacinths and orchids are spiking now" |
| ~ develop | grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment.; "A flower developed on the branch"; "The country developed into a mighty superpower"; "The embryo develops into a fetus"; "This situation has developed over a long time" |
| v. (change) | 16. fortify, lace, spike | add alcohol to (beverages).; "the punch is spiked!" |
| ~ cookery, cooking, preparation | the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat.; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| v. (change) | 17. spike | manifest a sharp increase.; "the voltage spiked" |
| ~ increase | become bigger or greater in amount.; "The amount of work increased" |
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