CHUNKS Synonyms
There are 11 hypernyms of the word chunks. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for CHUNKS
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bits | nounn | |||||||
noun • a small piece or quantity of something • a small fragment of something broken off from the whole • an indefinitely short time • an instance of some kind • piece of metal held in horse's mouth by reins and used to control the horse while riding • a unit of measurement of information (from binary + digit); the amount of information in a system having two equiprobable states • a small amount of solid food; a mouthful • a small fragment • a short performance that is part of a longer program • the part of a key that enters a lock and lifts the tumblers • the cutting part of a drill; usually pointed and threaded and is replaceable in a brace or bitstock or drill press | ||||||||
blocks | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides) • a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings • a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides • a number or quantity of related things dealt with as a unit • housing in a large building that is divided into separate units • (computer science) a sector or group of sectors that function as the smallest data unit permitted • an inability to remember or think of something you normally can do; often caused by emotional tension • a simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to the rope • a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine • an obstruction in a pipe or tube • a platform from which an auctioneer sells • the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements verb • render unsuitable for passage • hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of • stop from happening or developing • interfere with or prevent the reception of signals • run on a block system • interrupt the normal function of by means of anesthesia • shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight • stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block • obstruct • block passage through • support, secure, or raise with a block • impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball) • be unable to remember • shape by using a block • shape into a block or blocks • prohibit the conversion or use of (assets) | ||||||||
divisions | nounn | |||||||
noun • an army unit large enough to sustain combat • one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole • the act or process of dividing • an administrative unit in government or business • discord that splits a group • a league ranked by quality • (biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category • (botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum • a unit of the United States Air Force usually comprising two or more wings • a group of ships of similar type • an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of multiplication; the quotient of two numbers is computed • the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart | ||||||||
fragments | nounn | |||||||
noun • a piece broken off or cut off of something else • a broken piece of a brittle artifact • an incomplete piece verb • break or cause to break into pieces | ||||||||
lumps | nounn | |||||||
noun • a compact mass • an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement • an awkward stupid person • a large piece of something without definite shape verb • put together indiscriminately • group or chunk together in a certain order or place side by side | ||||||||
parcels | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a wrapped container • the allotment of some amount by dividing something • an extended area of land • a collection of things wrapped or boxed together verb • divide into parts • cover with strips of canvas • make into a wrapped container | ||||||||
pieces | nounn | |||||||
noun • a separate part of a whole • an item that is an instance of some type • a portion of a natural object • a musical work that has been created • an instance of some kind • an artistic or literary composition • a portable gun • a serving that has been cut from a larger portion • a distance • a work of art of some artistic value • a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition • a share of something • game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games verb • to join or unite the pieces of • create by putting components or members together • join during spinning • eat intermittently; take small bites of • repair by adding pieces | ||||||||
portions | nounn | |||||||
noun • something determined in relation to something that includes it • something less than the whole of a human artifact • the allotment of some amount by dividing something • assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group • your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you) • money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage • an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal verb • give out | ||||||||
sections | nounn | |||||||
noun • a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical) • a very thin slice (of tissue or mineral or other substance) for examination under a microscope • a distinct region or subdivision of a territorial or political area or community or group of people • one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object • a small team of policemen working as part of a police platoon • one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole • a land unit equal to 1 square mile • (geometry) the area created by a plane cutting through a solid • a small class of students who are part of a larger course but are taught separately • a division of an orchestra containing all instruments of the same class • a small army unit usually having a special function • a specialized division of a large organization • a segment of a citrus fruit • the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation) verb • divide into segments | ||||||||
segments | nounn | |||||||
noun • one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object • one of the parts into which something naturally divides verb • divide into segments • divide or split up | ||||||||
slabs | nounn | |||||||
noun • block consisting of a thick piece of something | ||||||||
units | nounn | |||||||
noun • any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange • an individual or group or structure or other entity regarded as a structural or functional constituent of a whole • an organization regarded as part of a larger social group • a single undivided whole • a single undivided natural thing occurring in the composition of something else • an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity | ||||||||
lump | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a compact mass • an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement • an awkward stupid person • a large piece of something without definite shape verb • put together indiscriminately • group or chunk together in a certain order or place side by side | ||||||||
ball | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games • United States comedienne best known as the star of a popular television program (1911-1989) • a solid projectile that is shot by a musket • an object with a spherical shape • one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens • a spherical object used as a plaything • a compact mass • a lavish dance requiring formal attire • a more or less rounded anatomical body or mass • a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs • a pitch that is not in the strike zone verb • form into a ball by winding or rolling • to live very well | ||||||||
clod | nounn | |||||||
noun • a compact mass • an awkward stupid person | ||||||||
clump | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a grouping of a number of similar things • a compact mass • a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects) verb • make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground • come together as in a cluster or flock • walk clumsily • gather or cause to gather into a cluster | ||||||||
collocate | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
verb • have a strong tendency to occur side by side • group or chunk together in a certain order or place side by side | ||||||||
glob | nounn | |||||||
noun • a compact mass |