Conglomerate - Definition

adj 1: composed of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass;
"the conglomerate peoples of New England"
n 1: a composite rock made up of particles of varying size [syn:
pudding stone, conglomerate]
2: a group of diverse companies under common ownership and run
as a single organization [syn: conglomerate, empire]
v 1: collect or gather; "Journals are accumulating in my
office"; "The work keeps piling up" [syn: accumulate,
cumulate, conglomerate, pile up, gather, amass]