clump

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Nearby, a group of men sat cross-legged on the ground in a circle, shielding their eyes from errant flakes as one of them hammered chunks off a large clump of gum.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

"It is a pretty-looking thing," he concedes, plucking fragments off a clump torn from a carpet of green moss.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

Normal tau supports brain health, but the protein can clump into tangles that damage brain cells and cause memory loss.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

Make sure to stir the rice and milk so that the rice doesn’t clump up.

From Salon • Jan. 10, 2026

She reached out to pull the plant up, to touch the small clump of potatoes, brown and firm, to brush away the soil with her wrinkled hands.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff