B2nounscienceacademic
US/ˈklʌs.tər/
UK/ˈklʌs.tə/
a group of similar things or people close together
In context
A cluster of small houses stood near the river.
Health officials are tracking a new cluster of flu cases in the school.
The province plans to build an industrial cluster near the port.
Words that go with cluster
noun + preposition
- cluster ofA cluster of stars shone above the hills.
- cluster of casesDoctors found a cluster of cases in one village.
adjective + noun
- small clusterA small cluster of fans waited at the gate.
- industrial clusterThe industrial cluster employs 20,000 people.
noun + noun
- consonant clusterThe word 'strengths' has a hard consonant cluster.