Dictionary

clumps en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /klʌmps/

Etymology

The game of asking questions is so called because the players take sides in two "clumps" or groups.

Meanings

1. A game in which questions are asked for the purpose of enabling the questioners to discover a word or thing previously selected by two persons who answer the questions.
   • There you looked and there you led me off into the game of clumps. 1976, John Betjeman, Indoor Games near Newbury:
   • We'll have supper extremely soon […] But just one game of clumps first. 1920, E. F. Benson, Queen Lucia:
2. (form-of, plural) plural of clump
   form of clump

Synonyms

clubs

clumps en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /klʌmps/

Etymology

The game of asking questions is so called because the players take sides in two "clumps" or groups.

Meanings

1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person) third-person singular simple present indicative of clump
   form of clump