Noun
group -
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
grouping
abstract entity ,
abstraction a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples
human beings ,
human race ,
humankind ,
humans ,
mankind ,
humanity ,
world ,
man the quality of being humane
arrangement the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music
straggle a wandering or disorderly grouping (of things or persons); "a straggle of outbuildings" ; "a straggle of followers"
kingdom a basic group of natural objects
biological group a group of plants or animals
biotic community ,
community (ecology) a group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other
people members of a family line; "his people have been farmers for generations" ; "are your people still alive?"
social group people sharing some social relation
aggregation ,
accumulation ,
assemblage ,
collection the act of accumulating
edition the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
electron shell a grouping of electrons surrounding the nucleus of an atom; "the chemical properties of an atom are determined by the outermost electron shell"
ethnic group ,
ethnos people of the same race or nationality who share a distinctive culture
race a contest of speed; "the race is to the swift"
association the act of consorting with or joining with others; "you cannot be convicted of criminal guilt by association"
swarm ,
cloud a group of many things in the air or on the ground; "a swarm of insects obscured the light" ; "clouds of blossoms" ; "it discharged a cloud of spores"
subgroup (mathematics) a subset (that is not empty) of a mathematical group
sainthood the status and dignity of a saint
citizenry ,
people the body of citizens of a state or country; "the Spanish people"
population the act of populating (causing to live in a place); "he deplored the population of colonies with convicted criminals"
hoi polloi ,
masses ,
the great unwashed ,
multitude ,
people ,
mass the common people generally; "separate the warriors from the mass" ; "power to the people"
varna (Hinduism) the name for the original social division of Vedic people into four groups (which are subdivided into thousands of jatis)
circuit an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow
scheme ,
system an elaborate and systematic plan of action
series (mathematics) the sum of a finite or infinite sequence of expressions
actinide ,
actinoid
actinon
lanthanide ,
lanthanoid ,
lanthanon ,
rare-earth element ,
rare earth any element of the lanthanide series (atomic numbers 57 through 71)
group -
(chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule
radical ,
chemical group
building block ,
unit a block of material used in construction work
molecule (physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound
chemical science ,
chemistry the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
acyl ,
acyl group any group or radical of the form RCO- where R is an organic group; "an example of the acyl group is the acetyl group"
alcohol group ,
alcohol radical the chemical group -OH
aldehyde group ,
aldehyde radical the chemical group -CHO
alkyl ,
alkyl group ,
alkyl radical any of a series of univalent groups of the general formula CnH2n+1 derived from aliphatic hydrocarbons
allyl ,
allyl group ,
allyl radical the univalent unsaturated organic radical C3H5; derived from propylene
amino ,
amino group the radical -NH2
amyl a hydrocarbon radical that occurs in many organic compounds
azido group ,
azido radical the univalent group N3- derived from hydrazoic acid
azo group ,
azo radical the bivalent group -N=N- united to two hydrocarbon groups
benzyl ,
benzyl group ,
benzyl radical the univalent radical derived from toluene
benzoyl group ,
benzoyl radical the univalent radical derived from benzoic acid
arsenic group ,
cacodyl group ,
cacodyl radical ,
cacodyl the univalent group derived from arsine
carbonyl group the bivalent radical CO
carboxyl ,
carboxyl group the univalent radical -COOH; present in and characteristic of organic acids
chromophore the chemical group that gives color to a molecule
cyanide group ,
cyanide radical ,
cyano group ,
cyano radical the monovalent group -CN in a chemical compound
glyceryl a trivalent radical derived from glycerol by removing the three hydroxyl radicals
hydrazo group ,
hydrazo radical the bivalent group -HNNH- derived from hydrazine
hydroxyl ,
hydroxyl group ,
hydroxyl radical the monovalent group -OH in such compounds as bases and some acids and alcohols
ketone group a group having the characteristic properties of ketones
methylene ,
methylene group ,
methylene radical the bivalent radical CH2 derived from methane
propyl ,
propyl group ,
propyl radical the monovalent organic group C3H7- obtained from propane
butyl a hydrocarbon radical (C4H9)
nitro group the group -NO3
nitrite the radical -NO2 or any compound containing it (such as a salt or ester of nitrous acid)
uranyl ,
uranyl group ,
uranyl radical the bivalent radical UO2 which forms salts with acids
group -
a set that is closed, associative, has an identity element and every element has an inverse
mathematical group
set several exercises intended to be done in series; "he did four sets of the incline bench press"
subgroup (mathematics) a subset (that is not empty) of a mathematical group
Verb
group -
form a group or group together
aggroup
foregather ,
forgather ,
assemble ,
gather ,
meet create by putting components or members together; "She pieced a quilt" ; "He tacked together some verses" ; "They set up a committee"
team ,
team up form a team; "We teamed up for this new project"
embed attach to, as a journalist to a military unit when reporting on a war; "The young reporter was embedded with the Third Division"
gang ,
gang up act as an organized group
pool join or form a pool of people
brigade form or unite into a brigade
group -
arrange into a group or groups; "Can you group these shapes together?"
class ,
assort ,
sort ,
classify ,
sort out ,
separate arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?"
regroup reorganize into new groups
bracket classify or group
chunk ,
collocate ,
lump group or chunk together in a certain order or place side by side
batch batch together; assemble or process as a batch
