Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun group
3 senses of group
Sense 1
group, grouping -- (any number of entities (members) considered as a unit)
=> abstraction, abstract entity -- (a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples)
Sense 2
group, radical, chemical group -- ((chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule)
=> unit, building block -- (a single undivided natural thing occurring in the composition of something else; "units of nucleic acids")
Sense 3
group, mathematical group -- (a set that is closed, associative, has an identity element and every element has an inverse)
=> set -- ((mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols; "the set of prime numbers is infinite")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb group
2 senses of group
Sense 1
group -- (arrange into a group or groups; "Can you group these shapes together?")
=> classify, class, sort, assort, sort out, separate -- (arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?")
Sense 2
group, aggroup -- (form a group or group together)
=> meet, gather, assemble, forgather, foregather -- (collect in one place; "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room")