gathers
n.
folds; puckers; wrinkles in cloth; pleats
gather
v.
bring together, assemble, collect; amass, accumulate; harvest; conclude, deduce
n.
gathering in, drawing together; fold or pucker (in clothing)
gather
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
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A rare commodity worth hoarding.
Said of a precious product that can be monopolized or held back in anticipation of fabulous profits.
gathers
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