cluster vs heap

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. 

heap

noun
  • A crowd; a throng; a multitude or great number of people. 

  • A data structure consisting of trees in which each node is greater than all its children. 

  • A lot, a large amount 

  • Memory that is dynamically allocated. 

  • A dilapidated place or vehicle. 

  • A great number or large quantity of things. 

  • A pile or mass; a collection of things laid in a body, or thrown together so as to form an elevation. 

verb
  • To pile in a heap. 

  • To supply in great quantity. 

  • To form or round into a heap, as in measuring. 

adv
  • very; representing broken English stereotypically or comically attributed to Native Americans 

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