gathering

n. assembly; meeting; convention; cluster, collection; pustule, abscess

v. bring together, assemble, collect; amass, accumulate; harvest; conclude, deduce

Gather or gatherer can refer to: Anthropology and sociologyHunter-gatherer, a person or a society whose subsistence depends on hunting and gathering of wild foodsBee (gathering), an old term which describes a group of people coming together for a taskIntensive gathering, the practice of cultivating wild plants as a step toward domesticationRag gatherer, an archaic occupation, also known as rag pickerSalon (gathering), a party associated with French and Italian intellectuals
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(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Gather
  

(n.)
The act of collecting or bringing together.
  

(n.)
That which is gathered, collected, or brought together
  

(n.)
A tumor or boil suppurated or maturated; an abscess.
  

(n.)
A crowd; an assembly; a congregation.
  

(n.)
A charitable contribution; a collection.
  

(a.)
Assembling; collecting; used for gathering or concentrating.
  

consuming father; gathering
  

Noun
1. a group of persons together in one place
(synonym) assemblage
(hypernym) social group
(hyponym) body
(derivation) assemble, gather, get together
2. the social act of assembling; "they demanded the right of assembly"
(synonym) assembly, assemblage
(hypernym) group action
(hyponym) mobilization, mobilisation
(derivation) assemble, gather, get together
3. the act of gathering something
(synonym) gather
(hypernym) collection, collecting, assembling, aggregation
(hyponym) centralization, centralisation
(derivation) accumulate, cumulate, conglomerate, pile up, gather, amass
4. sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching
(synonym) gather
(hypernym) sewing, stitchery
(derivation) gather, pucker, tuck
Adjective
1. accumulating and becoming more intense; "the deepening gloom"; "felt a deepening love"; "the gathering darkness"; "the thickening dusk"
(synonym) deepening(a), gathering(a), thickening(a)
(similar) intensifying

Noun
1. sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching
(synonym) gathering
(hypernym) sewing, stitchery
(derivation) pucker, tuck
2. the act of gathering something
(synonym) gathering
(hypernym) collection, collecting, assembling, aggregation
(hyponym) centralization, centralisation
Verb
1. assemble or get together; "gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts together"
(synonym) garner, collect, pull together
(antonym) spread, distribute
(hyponym) mobilize, mobilise, marshal, summon
(see-also) pick up, lift up, gather up
(derivation) gathering
2. collect in one place; "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room"
(synonym) meet, assemble, forgather, foregather
(hypernym) interact
(hyponym) group, aggroup
(verb-group) meet, ran into, encounter, run across, come across, see
(derivation) gathering, assemblage
3. collect or gather; "Journals are accumulating in my office"; "The work keeps piling up"
(synonym) accumulate, cumulate, conglomerate, pile up, amass
(hypernym) increase
(hyponym) backlog
(derivation) gathering
4. conclude from evidence; "I gather you have not done your homework"
(hypernym) reason, reason out, conclude
5. draw fabric together and sew it tightly
(synonym) pucker, tuck
(hypernym) sew, run up, sew together, stitch
(derivation) gathering
6. get people together; "assemble your colleagues"; "get together all those who are interested in the project"; "gather the close family members"
(synonym) assemble, get together
(hyponym) make
(cause) meet, assemble, forgather, foregather
(derivation) gathering, assemblage
7. look for (food) in nature; "Our ancestors gathered nuts in the Fall"
(hypernym) search, seek, look for
(hyponym) shell
(derivation) gathering