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Synonyms for lump

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

Synonyms for lump

an irregularly shaped mass of indefinite size

an unevenness or elevation on a surface

a small raised area of skin resulting from a light blow or an insect sting, for example

a large, ungainly, and dull-witted person

something justly deserved

to put into a disordered pile

to move heavily

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Synonyms for lump

an awkward stupid person

a large piece of something without definite shape

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put together indiscriminately

group or chunk together in a certain order or place side by side

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" I am sorry," I remarked feeling the large size of the lump and noting the enlarged glands in Avril's right axilla." He didn't do a good job.
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Initial diagnosis of lump was based on triple assessment.
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He told me the lump needed to be removed as soon as possible."
Thus the lump cannot exist purely based on having its parts stuck together.
An incisional biopsy under sedation allows a larger core sample of the lump for analysis.
Mother-of-three Samantha says she coughed up the lump and sent it off to trading standards experts to be tested.
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