The difference between Bunch and Cluster
When used as nouns, bunch means a group of similar things, either growing together, or in a cluster or clump, usually fastened together, whereas cluster means a group or bunch of several discrete items that are close to each other.
When used as verbs, bunch means to gather into a bunch, whereas cluster means to form a cluster or group.
check bellow for the other definitions of Bunch and Cluster
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Bunch as a noun:
A group of similar things, either growing together, or in a cluster or clump, usually fastened together.
Examples:
"a bunch of grapes;  a bunch of bananas;  a bunch of keys;  nowrap a bunch of yobs on a street corner"
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Bunch as a noun (cycling):
The peloton; the main group of riders formed during a race.
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Bunch as a noun:
An informal body of friends.
Examples:
"He still hangs out with the same bunch."
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Bunch as a noun (US, informal):
A considerable amount.
Examples:
"a bunch of trouble"
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Bunch as a noun (informal):
An unmentioned amount; a number.
Examples:
"A bunch of them went down to the field."
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Bunch as a noun (forestry):
A group of logs tied together for skidding.
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Bunch as a noun (geology, mining):
An unusual concentration of ore in a lode or a small, discontinuous occurrence or patch of ore in the wallrock.
Examples:
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Bunch as a noun (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.
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Bunch as a noun:
An unfinished cigar, before the wrapper leaf is added.
Examples:
"Two to four filler leaves are laid end to end and rolled into the two halves of the binder leaves, making up what is called the bunch."
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Bunch as a noun:
A protuberance; a hunch; a knob or lump; a hump.
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Bunch as a verb (transitive):
To gather into a bunch.
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Bunch as a verb (transitive):
To gather fabric into folds.
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Bunch as a verb (intransitive):
To form a bunch.
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Bunch as a verb (intransitive):
To be gathered together in folds
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Bunch as a verb (intransitive):
To protrude or swell
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Cluster as a noun:
A group or bunch of several discrete items that are close to each other.
Examples:
"a cluster of islands"
"A cluster of flowers grew in the pot."
"A leukemia cluster has developed in the town."
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Cluster as a noun:
A number of individuals grouped together or collected in one place; a crowd; a mob.
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Cluster as a noun (astronomy):
A group of galaxies or stars that appear near each other.
Examples:
"The Pleiades cluster contains seven bright stars."
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Cluster as a noun (linguistics, education):
A sequence of two or more words that occur in language with high frequency but are not idiomatic; a chunk, bundle, or lexical bundle.
Examples:
"examples of clusters would include ''"in accordance with"'', ''"the results of"'' and ''"so far"'' "
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Cluster as a noun (music):
A secundal chord of three or more notes.
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Cluster as a noun (phonetics):
A group of consonants.
Examples:
"The word "scrub" begins with a cluster of three consonants."
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Cluster as a noun (computing):
A group of computers that work together.
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Cluster as a noun (computing):
A logical data storage unit containing one or more physical sectors (see block).
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Cluster as a noun (statistics):
A significant subset within a population.
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Cluster as a noun (military):
Set of bombs or mines.
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Cluster as a noun (army):
A small metal design that indicates that a medal has been awarded to the same person before.
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Cluster as a noun (chemistry):
An ensemble of bound atoms or molecules, intermediate in size between a molecule and a bulk solid.
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Cluster as a verb (intransitive):
To form a cluster or group.
Examples:
"The children clustered around the puppy."
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Cluster as a verb (transitive):
To collect into clusters.
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Cluster as a verb (transitive):
To cover with clusters.