clump vs parcel

clump

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

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

  • A small group of trees or plants. 

  • A dull thud. 

  • A thick addition to the sole of a shoe. 

  • The compressed clay of coal strata. 

verb
  • To gather in dense groups. 

  • To form clusters or lumps. 

  • To walk with heavy footfalls. 

  • To strike; to beat. 

parcel

noun
  • A portion of anything taken separately; a fragment of a whole; a part. 

  • An individual item appearing on an invoice or receipt (only in the phrase bill of parcels). 

  • A package wrapped for shipment. 

  • An individual consignment of cargo for shipment, regardless of size and form. 

  • A small amount of food that has been wrapped up, for example a pastry. 

  • A division of land bought and sold as a unit. 

  • An indiscriminate or indefinite number, measure, or quantity; a collection; a group. 

verb
  • To divide and distribute by parts or portions; often with out or into. 

  • To wrap a strip around the end of a rope. 

  • To wrap something up into the form of a package. 

  • To add a parcel or item to; to itemize. 

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