Standard Lemma guide

bunches

name · noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • CMU ARPABET: B AH1 N CH AH0 Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: B AH1 N CH IH0 Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

plural of Bunch

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, plural

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

plural of bunch

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, plural

Examples

  • The vintner gathered bunches of grapes.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Hair gathered together in two or more parts; pigtails.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

Examples

  • She wore her hair in bunches.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

third-person singular simple present indicative of bunch

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

Examples

  • My underwear bunches up when the weather is humid.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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