Meaning & use
group
A number of people or things gathered, classified, or associated together.
See it in a sentence
A small group of tourists gathered around the guide near the fountain.
Scientists divided the plants into groups based on their leaf shape.
A note on using this word
As a verb, 'group' means to arrange people or things into a set or category.
Words with a similar meaning
clusterset
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Another way to use it
2. verb
To place people or things together in a set based on a shared feature.
The teacher grouped the students by reading level for the exercise.
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