boilerplate vs clump

boilerplate

noun
  • A sheet of copper or steel used in the construction of a boiler. 

  • Syndicated material. 

  • The rating plate or nameplate required to be affixed to a boiler by the Boiler Explosions Act (1882). 

  • Standard text or program code used routinely and added with a text editor or word processor; text of a legal or official nature added to documents or labels. 

  • Hard, icy snow which may be dangerous to ski on. 

  • Formulaic or hackneyed language. 

  • A plate attached to industrial machinery, identifying information such as manufacturer, model number, serial number, and power requirements. 

verb
  • To store (standard text) so that it can easily be retrieved for reuse. 

adj
  • Describing text or other material of a standard or routine nature. 

  • Used to refer to a non-functional spacecraft used to test configuration and procedures. 

clump

noun
  • The compressed clay of coal strata. 

  • A thick group or bunch, especially of bushes or hair. 

  • A small group of trees or plants. 

  • A cluster or lump; an unshaped piece or mass. 

  • A dull thud. 

  • A thick addition to the sole of a shoe. 

verb
  • To gather in dense groups. 

  • To form clusters or lumps. 

  • To walk with heavy footfalls. 

  • To strike; to beat. 

How often have the words boilerplate and clump occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )