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as in chunks
a small uneven mass
she dumped a lump of clay on the table and started to sculpt
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as in swellings
a small rounded mass of swollen tissue
I got a good-sized lump on my head from that fall
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as in tumors
an abnormal mass of tissue
advised by her doctor to examine her breasts regularly for unusual lumps
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as in defeats
failure to win a contest
you can't win all the time, so learn to take your lumps in stride
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as in idiots
a stupid person
gazed disgustedly at the lump her daughter had married
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as in hulks
a big clumsy often slow-witted person
standing next to those ballet dancers, with their graceful way of moving, I felt like a lump
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as in collects
to bring together in one body or place
when we lumped all of our pocket change together, we found that we had just enough a buy a carton of ice cream
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as in shuffles
to move heavily or clumsily
while I was on crutches, I was lumping about the house like an elephant
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Recent Examples of lumps
Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
These lengthening formulas prioritize coating each lash sleekly, with no bumps or lumps of product.
—Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 5 Sep. 2025
Keep in mind that not all lumps are hemorrhoids.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 5 Sep. 2025
On Earth, tectonic plates churn up and recycle our planet's interior through a process known as convection that would smooth out such lumps at a faster rate.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
These lumps, which are common, rarely cause serious symptoms or complications.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 4 Sep. 2025
Morgan willing to take lumps with rookie kicker While Canales has been lukewarm in his comments about rookie kicker Ryan Fitzgerald, Morgan offered a more polished endorsement on Thursday.
—Charlotte Observer, 28 Aug. 2025
These lumps typically develop in areas of the body where the skin rubs together, and can be recurrent.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2025
The lumps, the rough edges, the contradictions — that’s where the real flavor is.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Noun
Lush lumps of rock crab arrived in a flying saucer made of ice and covered with kohlrabi shaved thin as a layer of frost.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
These lengthening formulas prioritize coating each lash sleekly, with no bumps or lumps of product.
—Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 5 Sep. 2025
Keep in mind that not all lumps are hemorrhoids.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 5 Sep. 2025
On Earth, tectonic plates churn up and recycle our planet's interior through a process known as convection that would smooth out such lumps at a faster rate.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
These lumps, which are common, rarely cause serious symptoms or complications.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 4 Sep. 2025
Morgan willing to take lumps with rookie kicker While Canales has been lukewarm in his comments about rookie kicker Ryan Fitzgerald, Morgan offered a more polished endorsement on Thursday.
—Charlotte Observer, 28 Aug. 2025
These lumps typically develop in areas of the body where the skin rubs together, and can be recurrent.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2025
The lumps, the rough edges, the contradictions — that’s where the real flavor is.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lumps
Noun
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The hox gene clusters have two chunks of regulatory DNA that help set the activity of the genes within the cluster, one upstream of the genes, one downstream.—
John Timmer,
ArsTechnica,
17 Sep. 2025
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The ring particles mostly range from tiny, dust-sized icy grains to chunks as big as a house.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Infection is rapid, causing swellings in the lymph nodes (buboes) and leading to septicaemia and pulmonary infection.—
Matthew Binnicker,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
Noun
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While there are some areas of concern, like a couple of lymph nodes, most other tumors in my body are pretty much dormant right now.—
Lonnie Van Horn,
Health,
17 Sep. 2025
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Services cover conditions such as brain tumors, spine deformities, and chronic neck and back pain.—
Chase Jordan,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Sep. 2025
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Others losses, like their double-digit defeats of the past two seasons, were perfectly regular.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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Both teams are coming off disappointing defeats.—
Jim Reineking,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Too many people are acting like idiots or calling for violence.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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But there's always a chance that some idiots somewhere will get hold of this information a few months from now and start making noise about it.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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For example, one agent collects customer intent, another retrieves account details and a third starts a refund while a fourth updates the CRM.—
Munil Shah,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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ArtStart collects donations of recycled materials and art supplies and sells them back to the public at low prices at its ArtScraps center.—
Kathryn Kovalenko,
Twin Cities,
13 Sep. 2025
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Gakpo is deeper, and Wirtz pushes forward as the central member of Liverpool’s forward line, while Ekitike shuffles across as the left of the trio.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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Because global air travel shuffles millions of people around the world daily, an outbreak of a very contagious disease anywhere can become a threat everywhere.—
Amy E. Stambach,
The Conversation,
12 Aug. 2025
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Add butter and pulse until the mix clumps together to form pea-size balls.—
Gretchen McKay,
Twin Cities,
12 Sep. 2025
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If the plaque weakens and breaks apart, large clumps are released into the blood stream, and a large clump can block an artery, completely shutting off blood flow and causing a heart attack.—
Bryant Stamford,
Louisville Courier Journal,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Lumps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lumps. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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