lump
noun
a piece or mass of solid matter without regular shape or of no particular shape.
lumps
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pluralof lump.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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But he suspected there was more to life than moving “inanimate lumps of plastic.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
Gen Z lumps together a 29-year-old nurse with a mortgage and a 14-year-old who still needs a ride to soccer practice.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
Rescue officers attended the beach earlier and located a number of lumps of the substance along the beach.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Stir the chocolate until it’s smooth with no lumps.
From Salon ● Jun. 20, 2026
Thereafter Griphook joined them at the overcrowded table, although he refused to eat the same food, insisting, instead, on lumps of raw meat, roots, and various fungi.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
