chunk -
A thick, solid piece of something, usually broken off or cut.
While defrosting her refrigerator, she threw a chunk of ice into the sink.
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blob -
A fat, round drop, usually of something sticky or thick
There exists a certain type of fish that resembles a blob of liquid.
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lump -
Gather or discard items in a haphazard, indiscriminate heap or group.
When Gerry left home for college, he soon realised that it is never a good idea to just lump all your clean laundry in the basket, without folding it carefully.
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slope -
A surface where one end or side is at a higher level than another.
The steep slope of the ski trail meant that the skiing was exciting and a bit dangerous.
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glob -
A lump of a semiliquid substance
The pizza dripped with globs of cheese that were still hot.
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gaping -
A wide open and very large hole.
The prisoners used dynamite to blast through the prison wall, and they escaped through the gaping hole that resulted.
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crisp -
Firm and dry (food); cool and fresh (weather)
I was hungry, and the crisp crackers with cheese tasted delicious.
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overlap -
The way two things can share space, features, or time.
Their work schedules overlap on Tuesdays, so they often meet for lunch.
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proximity -
Being near or close in space or time.
People liked living in the town because of its proximity to many wonderful beaches.
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offshoot -
Something that has developed from something larger that already existed
Bell Labs, an offshoot of the Bell Telephone company, was where the transistor, laser beams, and the UNIX operating system were invented.
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cluster -
A group of similar things or people positioned closely together.
She wore a beautiful necklace with a cluster of pearls.
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labyrinth -
A complex network of passages or paths, very difficult to figure out and find one's way.
He found himself lost in the labyrinth of legal and financial paperwork while trying to buy a house.
