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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"I still tease him, he used to kick lumps out of me in training at the 2006 World Cup. It's not true, he tells me. But I remember," said Messi.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
Turansky said she had "no lumps and no pain" to warn her that she had the condition and her cancer was only detected through screening.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
Stir the chocolate until it’s smooth with no lumps.
From Salon ● Jun. 20, 2026
Under a shed in north India, women scoop cow dung, lumps of unrefined sugar and flour to produce biofertiliser -- part of a growing effort to tackle anxieties over the supply of chemical fertilisers.
From Barron's ● Jun. 16, 2026
He poured himself a cup too, dropping in his usual five lumps of sugar as though rationing had never been invented.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
