clump

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Nearby, a group of men sat cross-legged on the ground in a circle, shielding their eyes from errant flakes as one of them hammered chunks off a large clump of gum.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

"It is a pretty-looking thing," he concedes, plucking fragments off a clump torn from a carpet of green moss.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

Normal tau supports brain health, but the protein can clump into tangles that damage brain cells and cause memory loss.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

If the crystals clump, they lose surface area needed to process more heme efficiently.

From Science Daily • Mar. 19, 2026

We crouched down behind a clump of ferns.

From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth