UMBELS Synonyms

• a grouping of a number of similar things

• come together as in a cluster or flock

• gather or cause to gather into a cluster

• the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms

• the flowering part of a plant or arrangement of flowers on a stalk

• the thin process of tissue that attaches a polyp to the body

• stalk bearing an inflorescence or solitary flower

• a bundle of myelinated neurons joining different parts of the brain

• usually elongate cluster of flowers along the main stem in which the flowers at the base open first

• a transient variation in voltage or current

• sports equipment consisting of a sharp point on the sole of a shoe worn by athletes

• fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn

• (botany) an indeterminate inflorescence bearing sessile flowers on an unbranched axis

• a sharp rise followed by a sharp decline

• a very high narrow heel on women's shoes

• each of the sharp points on the soles of athletic shoes to prevent slipping (or the shoes themselves)

• a sharp-pointed projection along the top of a fence or wall (or a dinosaur)

• a long, thin sharp-pointed implement (wood or metal)

• any holding device consisting of a rigid, sharp-pointed object

• a large stout nail

• stand in the way of

• pierce with a sharp stake or point

• secure with spikes

• bring forth a spike or spikes

• add alcohol to (beverages)

• manifest a sharp increase