bunch vs scatter

bunch

noun
  • A group of similar things, either growing together, or in a cluster or clump, usually fastened together. 

  • A protuberance; a hunch; a knob or lump; a hump. 

  • An informal body of friends. 

  • A considerable amount. 

  • A group of logs tied together for skidding. 

  • An unusual concentration of ore in a lode or a small, discontinuous occurrence or patch of ore in the wallrock. 

  • The reserve yarn on the filling bobbin to allow continuous weaving between the time of indication from the midget feeler until a new bobbin is put in the shuttle. 

  • The peloton; the main group of riders formed during a race. 

  • An unmentioned amount; a number. 

  • An unfinished cigar, before the wrapper leaf is added. 

verb
  • To be gathered together in folds 

  • To form a bunch. 

  • To protrude or swell 

  • To gather fabric into folds. 

  • To gather into a bunch. 

scatter

noun
  • A collection of dispersed objects. 

  • The act of scattering or dispersing. 

verb
  • To (cause to) separate and go in different directions; to disperse. 

  • Of a pitcher: to keep down the number of hits or walks. 

  • To deflect (radiation or particles). 

  • To occur or fall at widely spaced intervals. 

  • To distribute loosely as by sprinkling. 

  • To frustrate, disappoint, and overthrow. 

  • To be dispersed upon. 

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