clustering clustering /ˈklʌstɝɪŋ/

noun

1. A grouping of a number of similar things  ( clustering , bunch , clump , cluster )
   a grouping of a number of similar things
    A bunch of trees
   a bunch of trees
    A cluster of admirers
   a cluster of admirers
   
   

 lot lot /ˈlɔt/

noun

1. () (often followed by 'of') a large number, amount or extent  ( batch , hatful , mess , mickle [Archaic] , mountain , muckle , passel [American] , peck , pot , deal , flock , heap , mint , quite a little , raft , sight , slew , spate , stack , tidy sum , wad , good deal , great deal , lot , mass , pile [Informal] , plenty )
   (often followed by 'of') a large number, amount or extent
    A batch of letters
   a batch of letters
    A deal of trouble
   a deal of trouble
    A lot of money
   a lot of money
    He made a mint on the stock market
   he made a mint on the stock market
    See the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos
   see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos
    It must have cost plenty
   it must have cost plenty
    A slew of journalists
   a slew of journalists
    A wad of money
   a wad of money
   
2. () A parcel of land having fixed boundaries  ( lot )
   a parcel of land having fixed boundaries
    He bought a lot on the lake
   he bought a lot on the lake
   
3. () An unofficial association of people or groups  ( set , lot , circle , band )
   an unofficial association of people or groups
    The smart set goes there
   the smart set goes there
    They were an angry lot
   they were an angry lot
   
4. () Anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random  ( draw , lot )
   anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random
    The luck of the draw
   the luck of the draw
    They drew lots for it
   they drew lots for it
   
5. () Your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)  ( destiny , portion , circs [Informal, British] , circumstances , fate , fortune , lot , luck )
   your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
    Whatever my fortune may be
   whatever my fortune may be
    Deserved a better fate
   deserved a better fate
    Has a happy lot
   has a happy lot
    The luck of the Irish
   the luck of the Irish
    A victim of circumstances
   a victim of circumstances
    Success that was her portion
   success that was her portion
   
   
6. () Any collection in its entirety  ( caboodle [Informal] , bunch , lot )
   any collection in its entirety
    She bought the whole caboodle
   she bought the whole caboodle
   

verb

1. Administer or bestow, as in small portions  ( deal out , dish out , lot , administer , allot , dole out , mete out , parcel out , shell out , deal , dispense , distribute )
   administer or bestow, as in small portions
    Administer critical remarks to everyone present
   administer critical remarks to everyone present
    Dole out some money
   dole out some money
    Shell out pocket money for the children
   shell out pocket money for the children
    Deal a blow to someone
   deal a blow to someone
    The machine dispenses soft drinks
   the machine dispenses soft drinks
   
2. Divide into lots, as of land, for example  ( lot )
   divide into lots, as of land, for example
   

 Lot

noun

1. (Old Testament) nephew of Abraham; God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah but chose to spare Lot and his family who were told to flee without looking back at the destruction  ( Lot )
   (Old Testament) nephew of Abraham; God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah but chose to spare Lot and his family who were told to flee without looking back at the destruction
    Lot's family fled the destruction of Sodom, but his wife looked back and turned into a pillar of salt.
   Lot's family fled the destruction of Sodom, but his wife looked back and turned into a pillar of salt.
   
   

 thermograph thermograph /ˈθɜːrməˌgræf/

noun

1. A thermometer that records temperature variations on a graph as a function of time  ( thermograph , thermometrograph )
   a thermometer that records temperature variations on a graph as a function of time
   
   
2. Medical instrument that uses an infrared camera to reveal temperature variations on the surface of the body  ( thermograph )
   medical instrument that uses an infrared camera to reveal temperature variations on the surface of the body
   

 rain rain /ˈreɪn/

noun

1. () Water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere  ( rainfall , rain )
   water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
    The rain poured down in sheets, making it impossible to see more than a few meters ahead
   The rain poured down in sheets, making it impossible to see more than a few meters ahead
   
   
2. () Drops of fresh water that fall as precipitation from clouds  ( rainwater , rain )
   drops of fresh water that fall as precipitation from clouds
     The rain fell steadily, soaking the ground.
   The rain fell steadily, soaking the ground.
   
   
3. Anything happening rapidly or in quick successive  ( rain , pelting )
   anything happening rapidly or in quick successive
    A rain of bullets
   a rain of bullets
    A pelting of insults
   a pelting of insults
   

verb

1. () Precipitate as rain  ( rain down , rain )
   precipitate as rain
    If it rains much more, we can expect some flooding
   If it rains much more, we can expect some flooding