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joukko — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • assortment noun A varied collection of related items.
  • band noun A group of musicians who perform together.
  • batch noun A quantity of something made, baked, or produced together at one time.
  • battery noun A device that stores and supplies electrical power, made of one or more cells.
  • body noun The complete physical structure of a person or animal.
  • cluster noun A small group of things growing, gathered, or occurring closely together.
  • clutch verb To grip or hold onto something tightly.
  • cohort noun A group of people who share a defining characteristic, especially starting something at the same time, and who are studied or tracked together.
  • constellation noun A recognized pattern or group of stars in the sky, often named after a mythological figure or shape.
  • covey noun A brood or family of partridges (family Phasianidae), which includes game birds such as grouse (tribe Tetraonini) and ptarmigans (tribe Tetraonini, genus Lagopus).
  • crew noun A group of people working together, especially those operating a ship, aircraft, or production.
  • flock noun A group of birds, sheep, or other animals gathered or travelling together.
  • gang noun A group of people, often criminals, who band together and share an identity or purpose.
  • gathering noun A meeting or get-together of people, often social.
  • group noun A number of people or things considered together because of some shared connection.
  • heap noun A pile of things gathered or thrown together.
  • host noun A person who welcomes and entertains guests, or who runs an event.
  • lot noun A large amount or number of something.
  • mass noun A large body or quantity of matter without a definite shape.
  • muster verb To gather or summon up, especially strength, courage, or support.
  • party noun A social gathering held for enjoyment, often with food, drink, and entertainment.
  • plurality noun The state of being plural.
  • range noun The full span between the lowest and highest of something, such as values, prices, or distances.
  • rout noun A crushing, disorganized defeat.
  • run verb To move quickly on foot, faster than walking.
  • set verb To put something in a particular place or position.
  • throng noun A large, densely packed crowd of people.
  • troop noun A group of soldiers, or (in the plural) military forces generally.
  • troops noun Soldiers, especially as a collective military force.

Senses

joukko is used for these senses in English:

  • assortment A collection of varying but related items.
  • band A group of people loosely united for a common purpose, such as a band of thieves.
  • batch A group or collection of things of the same kind, such as a batch of letters or the next batch of business.
  • battery An array of similar things.
  • body A group of people having a common purpose or opinion; a mass. [from 16th c.]
  • cluster A number of individuals (animals or people) collected in one place or grouped together; a crowd, a mob, a swarm.
  • clutch A group or bunch (of people or things). [from 20th c.]
  • cohort A group of people supporting the same thing or person.

band — full definition

  1. noun A group of musicians who perform together.
  2. noun A thin strip of material used to bind, wrap, or hold something together.
  3. noun A range or category within a larger scale, such as income or frequency.
  4. verb To join together for a shared purpose.

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