CONGLOMERATIONS Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the word conglomerations. (close relations)
Definition of CONGLOMERATIONS
Best Alternative Words for CONGLOMERATIONS
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conglomerate | nounn | |||||||
noun • a composite rock made up of particles of varying size • a group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization adjective satellite • composed of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass verb • increase in amount by collecting or gathering | ||||||||
accumulation | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an increase by natural growth or addition • several things grouped together or considered as a whole • the act of accumulating • (finance) profits that are not paid out as dividends but are added to the capital base of the corporation | ||||||||
agglomeration | nounn | |||||||
noun • a jumbled collection or mass • the act of collecting in a mass; the act of agglomerating | ||||||||
aggregation | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • several things grouped together or considered as a whole • the act of gathering something together | ||||||||
assemblage | nounn | |||||||
noun • a group of persons together in one place • a system of components assembled together for a particular purpose • the social act of assembling • several things grouped together or considered as a whole | ||||||||
batch | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • all the loaves of bread baked at the same time • (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent • a collection of things or persons to be handled together verb • batch together; assemble or process as a batch | ||||||||
bundle | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a collection of things wrapped or boxed together • a package of several things tied together for carrying or storing • a large sum of money (especially as pay or profit) verb • make into a bundle • gather or cause to gather into a cluster • compress into a wad • sleep fully clothed in the same bed with one's betrothed | ||||||||
cluster | nounn | |||||||
noun • a grouping of a number of similar things verb • come together as in a cluster or flock • gather or cause to gather into a cluster | ||||||||
collection | nounn | |||||||
noun • several things grouped together or considered as a whole • a publication containing a variety of works • request for a sum of money • the act of gathering something together | ||||||||
combination | nounn | |||||||
noun • a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities • a coordinated sequence of chess moves • a sequence of numbers or letters that opens a combination lock • a group of people (often temporary) having a common purpose • an alliance of people or corporations or countries for a special purpose (formerly to achieve some antisocial end but now for general political or economic purposes) • the act of arranging elements into specified groups without regard to order • the act of combining things to form a new whole | ||||||||
composite | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • of or relating to or belonging to the plant family Compositae noun • a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts • considered the most highly evolved dicotyledonous plants, characterized by florets arranged in dense heads that resemble single flowers adjective satellite • consisting of separate interconnected parts | ||||||||
group | nounn | |||||||
noun • any number of entities (members) considered as a unit • (chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule • a set that is closed, associative, has an identity element and every element has an inverse verb • arrange into a group or groups • form a group or group together | ||||||||
heap | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a collection of objects laid on top of each other • (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent • a car that is old and unreliable verb • bestow in large quantities • arrange in stacks • fill to overflow | ||||||||
jumble | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a confused multitude of things • small flat ring-shaped cake or cookie • a theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas verb • be all mixed up or jumbled together • assemble without order or sense • bring into random order | ||||||||
mass | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • (Roman Catholic Church and Protestant Churches) the celebration of the Eucharist • the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field • a musical setting for a Mass • (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent • a sequence of prayers constituting the Christian Eucharistic rite • an ill-structured collection of similar things (objects or people) • a body of matter without definite shape • the common people generally • the property of something that is great in magnitude adjective satellite • formed of separate units gathered into a mass or whole verb • join together into a mass or collect or form a mass | ||||||||
mixture | nounn | |||||||
noun • (chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding) • any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients • a collection containing a variety of sorts of things • an event that combines things in a mixture • the act of mixing together | ||||||||
mound | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • (baseball) the slight elevation on which the pitcher stands • a small natural hill • a collection of objects laid on top of each other • structure consisting of an artificial heap or bank usually of earth or stones • the position on a baseball team of the player who throws the ball for a batter to try to hit verb • form into a rounded elevation | ||||||||
pile | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a collection of objects laid on top of each other • (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent • a large sum of money (especially as pay or profit) • fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs) • battery consisting of voltaic cells arranged in series; the earliest electric battery devised by Volta • a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure • the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave • a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy verb • arrange in stacks • press tightly together or cram • place or lay as if in a pile | ||||||||
conglobation | nounn | |||||||
noun • a rounded spherical form • an occurrence combining miscellaneous things into a (more or less) rounded mass | ||||||||
aggregate | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • the whole amount • material such as sand or gravel used with cement and water to make concrete, mortar, or plaster • a sum total of many heterogenous things taken together adjective satellite • formed of separate units gathered into a mass or whole • composed of a dense cluster of separate units such as carpels or florets or drupelets verb • amount in the aggregate to • gather in a mass, sum, or whole | ||||||||