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group > 5 senses
NOUN1group, groupingAny number of entities (members) considered as a unit
2group, radical, chemical group(chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule
3group, mathematical groupA set that is closed, associative, has an identity element and every element has an inverse
VERB1groupArrange into a group or groups
2group, aggroupForm a group or group together
group > pronunciation
Soundsgruw'p
Rhymescoop, coupe, croup, and 24 more rhymes in uwp at the HyperDic website...
group > noun 1, Tops
MeaningAny number of entities (members) considered as a unit.
Synonymsgrouping
Narrowerarrangement; straggle; kingdom; biological group; community, biotic community; world, human race, humanity, humankind, human beings, humans, mankind, man; people; social group; collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage; edition; electron shell; ethnic group, ethnos; race; association; subgroup; sainthood; citizenry, people; population; multitude, masses, mass, hoi polloi, people; varna; circuit; system, scheme; series; actinoid, actinide, actinon; rare earth, rare-earth element, lanthanoid, lanthanide, lanthanon; halogen
Verbsgroup; group
group > noun 2, substance
Meaning(chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule.
Synonymsradical, chemical group
Categorychemistry, chemical science
Part ofmolecule
Narroweracyl, acyl group; alcohol group, alcohol radical; aldehyde group, aldehyde radical; alkyl, alkyl group, alkyl radical; allyl, allyl group, allyl radical; amino, amino group; azido group, azido radical; azo group, azo radical; benzyl, benzyl group, benzyl radical; benzoyl group, benzoyl radical; cacodyl, cacodyl group, cacodyl radical, arsenic group; carbonyl group; carboxyl, carboxyl group; chromophore; cyano group, cyano radical, cyanide group, cyanide radical; glyceryl; hydrazo group, hydrazo radical; hydroxyl, hydroxyl group, hydroxyl radical; ketone group; methylene group, methylene radical, methylene; propyl, propyl group, propyl radical; butyl; nitro group; nitrite; uranyl, uranyl group, uranyl radical; vinyl, vinyl group, vinyl radical
Broaderunit, building block
group > noun 3, cognition
MeaningA set that is closed, associative, has an identity element and every element has an inverse.
Synonymsmathematical group
Narrowersubgroup; Abelian group, commutative group
Broaderset
group > verb 1, cognition
MeaningArrange into a group or groups.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Examples"Can you group these shapes together?"
Narrowerregroup; bracket; collocate, lump, chunk; batch
Broaderclassify, class, sort, assort, sort out, separate
Nounsgrouping; group
group > verb 2, competition
MeaningForm a group or group together.
PatternSomebody ----s something
ModelThe crowds group in the streets
Synonymsaggroup
Narrowerteam, team up; gang, gang up; pool; brigade
Broadermeet, gather, assemble, forgather, foregather
Nounsgrouping; group

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