| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. That which unites or binds: bond, ligament, ligature, link, nexus, tie, vinculum, yoke. See CONNECT. 2. A part that protrudes or extends outward: bulge, jut, knob, overhang, projection, protrusion, protuberance. See CONVEX. 3. A small raised area of skin resulting from a light blow or an insect sting, for example: bump, bunch, lump1, swelling. See CONVEX. 4. An unevenness or elevation on a surface: bump, hump, knob, lump1, nub, protuberance. See CONVEX. 5. A number of individuals making up or considered a unit: array, band2, batch, bevy, body, bunch, bundle, clump, cluster, clutch2, collection, group, lot, party, set2. See GROUP. 6. Something that is intricately and often bewilderingly complex: cat's cradle, entanglement, jungle, labyrinth, maze, mesh (often used in plural), morass, skein, snarl2, tangle, web. See SIMPLE. | | VERB: | To make fast or firmly fixed, as by means of a cord or rope: bind, fasten, secure, tie, tie up. See KEEP, TIGHTEN.
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