Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bundle

/ˈbʌn.dl̩/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.93 in modern English

Syllables: bun-dle
IPA: /ˈbʌn.dl̩/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A group of objects held together by wrapping or tying.

Countable

noun

A package wrapped or tied up for carrying.

Countable

noun

A group of products or services sold together as a unit.

noun

A large amount, especially of money.

Informal

noun

A cluster of closely bound muscle or nerve fibres.

noun

A sequence of two or more words that occur in language with high frequency but are not idiomatic; a chunk, cluster, or lexical bundle.

noun

A directory containing related resources such as source code; application bundle.

noun

A quantity of paper equal to two reams (1000 sheets).

Example Sentences

"a bundle of straw or of paper"
"a bundle of noodles"
"a bundle of old clothes"
"The fable of the rods, which, when united in a bundle, no strength could bend."
"This software bundle includes a wordprocessor, a spreadsheet, and two games."
"The inventor of that gizmo must have made a bundle."

Etymology

From Middle English bundel, from Middle Dutch bondel or Old English byndele, byndelle (“a binding; tying; fastening with bands”); both from Proto-Germanic *bundil-, derivative of *bundą (“bundle”). Compare also bindle, Dutch bundel, German Bündel.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: *bʰendʰ-, bundel, bondel, byndele, *bundil-

Usage

Inflected Forms

bundles (plural) bundles (present, singular) bundling (participle, present) bundled (participle, past) bundled (past)

Derived Forms

bibundle bindle bundleman bundlesome bundlet bundleware debundle grundle hexabundle interbundle microbundle myobundle

Phrases

a stick in a bundle cannot be broken a stick in a bundle is unbreakable atrioventricular bundle a twig in a bundle cannot be broken a twig in a bundle is unbreakable AV bundle Bachmann's bundle bundle adjustment

Frequently Paired Words

bale quire ream bundle off bundle up

Synonyms

sheaf wisp mint pile small fortune dogpile package packet parcel

Rhymes With

trundle blundell rundle mundell rundell lundell unbundle zundel sundell grundle

Questions

How do you pronounce bundle?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbʌn.dl̩/.
What does bundle mean?: A group of objects held together by wrapping or tying.
Where does bundle come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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