Meanings
- indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of clump
- pluralplural of clump
- 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 Newbury1 more example
We'll have supper extremely soon […] But just one game of clumps first.
1920, E. F. Benson, Queen LuciaSynonyms: clubs
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA 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.
Origin
The game of asking questions is so called because the players take sides in two "clumps" or groups.
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Rhymes with clumps
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clumps. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clumps
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