HyperDic: group

English > 5 senses of the word group:
NOUNTopsgroup, groupingany number of entities (members) considered as a unit
substancegroup, radical, chemical group(chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule
cognitiongroup, mathematical groupa set that is closed, associative, has an identity element and every element has an inverse
VERBcognitiongrouparrange into a group or groups
competitiongroup, aggroupform a group or group together
group > pronunciation
Soundsgruw'p
Rhymescoop ... whoop: 27 rhymes with uwp...
English > group: 5 senses > noun 1, Tops
MeaningAny number of entities (members) considered as a unit.
Synonymgrouping
InstancesGreat LakesA group of five large, interconnected lakes in central North America
Narroweractinoid, actinide, actinonAny of a series of radioactive elements with atomic numbers 89 through 103
arrangementAn orderly grouping (of things or persons) considered as a unit
association(ecology) a group of organisms (plants and animals) that live together in a certain geographical region and constitute a community with a few dominant species
biological groupA group of plants or animals
circuit(law) a judicial division of a state or the United States (so-called because originally / originally judges traveled and held court in different locations)
citizenry, peopleThe body of citizens of a state or country
collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblageSeveral things grouped together or considered as a whole
community, biotic community(ecology) a group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other
editionAll of the identical copies of something offered to the public at the same time
electron shellA grouping of electrons surrounding the nucleus of an atom
ethnic group, ethnospeople of the same race or nationality who share a distinctive culture
halogenAny of five related nonmetallic elements (fluorine or chlorine or bromine or iodine or astatine) that are all monovalent and readily form negative ions
kingdomA basic group of natural objects
multitude, masses, mass, hoi polloi, people, the great unwashedThe common people generally
people(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
populationA group of organisms of the same species inhabiting a given area
racePeople who are believed to belong to the same genetic stock
rare earth, rare-earth element, lanthanoid, lanthanide, lanthanonAny element of the lanthanide series (atomic numbers 57 through 71)
sainthoodsaints collectively
seriesA group of postage stamps having a common theme or a group of coins or currency selected as a group for study or collection
social groupPeople sharing some social relation
straggleA wandering or disorderly grouping (of things or persons)
subgroupA distinct and often subordinate group within a group
swarm, cloudA group of many things in the air or on the ground
system, schemeA group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole
varna(Hinduism) the name for the original social division of Vedic people into four groups (which are subdivided into thousands of jatis)
world, human race, humanity, humankind, human beings, humans, mankind, manAll of the living human inhabitants of the earth
Broaderabstraction, abstract entityA general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples
Spanishagrupación, colectivo, grupo
Catalanagrupació, col·lectiu, grup
Verbsgrouparrange into a group or groups
groupform a group or group together
English > group: 5 senses > noun 2, substance
Meaning(chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule.
Synonymsradical, chemical group
Categorychemistry, chemical scienceThe science of matter
Part ofmolecule(physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound
Narroweracyl, acyl groupAny group or radical of the form RCO- where R is an organic group
alcohol group, alcohol radicalThe chemical group -OH
aldehyde group, aldehyde radicalThe chemical group -CHO
alkyl, alkyl group, alkyl radicalAny of a series of univalent groups of the general formula CnH2n+1 derived from aliphatic hydrocarbons
allyl, allyl group, allyl radicalThe univalent unsaturated organic radical C3H5
amino, amino groupThe radical -NH2
amylA hydrocarbon radical that occurs in many organic compounds
azido group, azido radicalThe univalent group N3- derived from hydrazoic acid
azo group, azo radicalThe bivalent group -N=N- united to two hydrocarbon groups
benzoyl group, benzoyl radicalThe univalent radical derived from benzoic acid
benzyl, benzyl group, benzyl radicalThe univalent radical derived from toluene
butylA hydrocarbon radical (C4H9)
cacodyl, cacodyl group, cacodyl radical, arsenic groupThe univalent group derived from arsine
carbonyl groupThe bivalent radical CO
carboxyl, carboxyl groupThe univalent radical -COOH
chromophoreThe chemical group that gives color to a molecule
cyano group, cyano radical, cyanide group, cyanide radicalThe monovalent group -CN in a chemical compound
glycerylA trivalent radical derived from glycerol by removing the three hydroxyl radicals
hydrazo group, hydrazo radicalThe bivalent group -HNNH- derived from hydrazine
hydroxyl, hydroxyl group, hydroxyl radicalThe monovalent group -OH in such compounds as bases and some acids and alcohols
ketone groupA group having the characteristic properties of ketones
methylene group, methylene radical, methyleneThe bivalent radical CH2 derived from methane
nitriteThe radical -NO2 or any compound containing it (such as a salt or ester of nitrous acid)
nitro groupThe group -NO3
propyl, propyl group, propyl radicalThe monovalent organic group C3H7- obtained from propane
uranyl, uranyl group, uranyl radicalThe bivalent radical UO2 which forms salts with acids
vinyl, vinyl group, vinyl radicalA univalent chemical radical derived from ethylene
Broaderunit, building blockA single undivided natural thing occurring in the composition of something else
Spanishgrupo, grupo químico, radical
Catalanradical
English > group: 5 senses > noun 3, cognition
MeaningA set that is closed, associative, has an identity element and every element has an inverse.
Synonymmathematical group
NarrowerAbelian group, commutative groupA group that satisfies the commutative law
subgroup(mathematics) a subset (that is not empty) of a mathematical group
Broaderset(mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols
Spanishgrupo
Catalangrup
English > group: 5 senses > verb 1, cognition
MeaningArrange into a group or groups.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Example"Can you group these shapes together?"
Narrowerbatchbatch together
bracketclassify or group
collocate, lump, chunkgroup or chunk together in a certain order or place side by side
regroupreorganize into new groups
Broaderclassify, class, sort, assort, sort out, separateArrange or order by classes or categories / categories
Spanishagruparse, agrupar
Catalanagrupar-se, agrupar
Nounsgroupany number of entities (members) considered as a unit
groupingthe activity of putting things together in groups
English > group: 5 senses > verb 2, competition
Meaningform a group or group together.
PatternSomebody ----s something
ModelThe crowds group in the streets
Synonymaggroup
Narrowerbrigadeform or unite into a brigade
embedattach to, as a journalist to a military unit when reporting on a war
gang, gang upact as an organized group
pooljoin or form a pool of people
team, team upform a team
Broadermeet, gather, assemble, forgather, foregatherCollect in one place
Spanishagruparse, agrupar
Catalanagrupar-se, agrupar
Nounsgroupany number of entities (members) considered as a unit
groupingthe activity of putting things together in groups

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