cluster vs crew

cluster

noun
  • A number of individuals grouped together or collected in one place; a crowd; a mob. 

  • A sequence of two or more words that occur in language with high frequency but are not idiomatic; a chunk, bundle, or lexical bundle. 

  • A small metal design that indicates that a medal has been awarded to the same person before. 

  • A set of bombs or mines released as part of the same blast. 

  • A logical data storage unit containing one or more physical sectors (see block). 

  • An ensemble of bound atoms or molecules, intermediate in size between a molecule and a bulk solid. 

  • A group of computers that work together. 

  • A group or bunch of several discrete items that are close to each other. 

  • A clusterfuck. 

  • A subset of a population whose members are sufficiently similar to each other and distinct from others as to be considered a distinct group; such a grouping in a set of observed data that is statistically significant. 

  • A group of consonants. 

  • A group of galaxies or stars that appear near each other. 

  • A secundal chord of three or more notes. 

verb
  • To cover with clusters. 

  • To collect into clusters. 

  • To form a cluster or group. 

crew

noun
  • A set of individuals lumped together by the speaker. 

  • The sport of competitive rowing. 

  • A rowing team manning a single shell. 

  • A pen for livestock such as chickens or pigs 

  • A close group of friends. 

  • A group of people (often staff) manning and operating a large facility or piece of equipment such as a factory, ship, boat, airplane, or spacecraft. 

  • A group of Rovers. 

  • A member of the crew of a vessel or plant. 

  • The group of workers on a dramatic production who are not part of the cast. 

  • A member of a ship's company who is not an officer. 

  • A hip-hop or b-boying group. 

  • The Manx shearwater. 

  • A group of people working together on a task. 

  • A worker on a dramatic production who is not part of the cast. 

verb
  • To do the proper work of a sailor 

  • To supply workers or sailors for a crew 

  • To be a member of a work or production crew 

  • To take on, recruit (new) crew 

  • To be a member of a vessel's crew 

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