gather
Bring into one
Gather means to bring together into one place or group.
You gather firewood, gather your thoughts, gather people for a meeting.
Cloth gathers when it's drawn into folds or puckers: The skirt gathered at the waist.
To gather something is also to conclude or infer: I gather you're not coming.
A gathering is an assembly of people.
Things gather gradually—dust gathers, clouds gather, momentum gathers.
Gather gradually
- amassCollect in quantity
- compileCollect into unified whole
- hoardHidden accumulated valuables
- stockpileAccumulated reserve supply
acquire · assemble · curate · memorabilia · souvenirs · specimens · stamps · coins
Assembled group of worshippers
- assemblyConstructing from components
- conveneFormally gather together
- meetingGathering for discussion
- rallyGathering for a cause
reunion · crowd · throng · multitude · flock · converge · convocation · turnout
Cutting crops for collection
- cropCultivated agricultural plants
- yieldProduce or relinquish
- bountyReward for capture
- pickingAct of selecting
foraging · gleaning · autumn · bushel · basket · orchard · vineyard · berries
Assemble for inspection
- mobilizeOrganize for action
- troopsMilitary personnel collectively
- rallyGathering for a cause
- regimentColonel-led military unit
battalion · reinforcements · deployment · formation · ranks · conscription · enlistment · draft
accumulate
Gather gradually
stockpile · acquire · assemble · curate · memorabilia · souvenirs · specimens · stamps · coins · artifacts
congregation
Assembled group of worshippers
rally · reunion · crowd · throng · multitude · flock · converge · convocation · turnout · attendees
reaping
Cutting crops for collection
picking · foraging · gleaning · autumn · bushel · basket · orchard · vineyard · berries · mushrooms
muster
Assemble for inspection
regiment · battalion · reinforcements · deployment · formation · ranks · conscription · enlistment · draft · assemble
deduce
Reach by reasoning
discern · glean · interpret · understand · perceive · assume · reckon · figure · sense · intuit
ruffle
Pleated fabric edging
pucker · fold · drape · seam · fabric · stitch · cinch · ruching · waistband · bodice
- organizecategorize, classify, sort, arrange, group
- harvestreaping, fall harvest, wheat sheaf, reaper, reap
- build upaccumulate, amass, pile up, snowball, escalate
- collecting & organizingcollect, organize, arrange, collate, curate
- gathering verbscollect, accumulate, amass, compile, assemble
- obtainingget, obtain, acquire, gain, procure
- gathering dustUnused and accumulating particles
- family gatheringRelatives meeting socially
- news gatheringCollecting information for publication
- gather dustFall into disuse
- gather upCollect dispersed items
- gathered dustAccumulated grime from disuse
gathering, gathered, gathers, gatherer, gatherings, gatherers, regather, regathering, ungathered