gathering
Crowd coming together
A gathering is a group of people who have come together in one place: a family gathering, a gathering of world leaders.
The word can emphasize either the assembly itself or the act of assembling.
To gather is to bring things together—gather firewood, gather information, gather your thoughts.
Fabric gathers when it's drawn into folds or pleats.
Clouds gathered on the horizon suggests accumulation and often impending change.
Agreed standard of behavior
- symposiumFormal expert discussion meeting
- conferenceOrganized meeting for discussion
- forumGathering place for discourse
- summitPeak or diplomatic gathering
caucus · session · convocation · conclave · council · committee · delegation · panel
Gathering for celebration
- reunionGathering after separation
- get-togetherCasual social gathering
- mixerCombines ingredients or people
- receptionAct of receiving guests
potluck · barbecue · picnic · cookout · brunch · luncheon · dinner · celebration
Cutting crops for collection
- gleaningCollecting leftover grain
- pickingAct of selecting
- collectingGathering items over time
- foragingSeeking wild food sources
cropping · plucking · bundling · sheaves · threshing · winnowing · bountiful · yield
Collected mass over time
- assemblageCollected group of things
- aggregationCombined collection of items
- compilationGathered works assembled together
- assortmentMixed collection of things
clustering · amassment · conglomeration · concentration · stockpile · cache · hoard · heap
State of being related
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
- camaraderieGoodwill among companions
- solidarityUnity among allies
- cohesionTendency to bind together
unity · togetherness · bonding · communion · circle · tribe · clan · network
convention
Agreed standard of behavior
- symposiumFormal expert discussion meeting
- conferenceOrganized meeting for discussion
- forumGathering place for discourse
summit · caucus · session · convocation · conclave · council · committee · delegation · panel · hearing
party
Gathering for celebration
- reunionGathering after separation
- get-togetherCasual social gathering
- mixerCombines ingredients or people
reception · potluck · barbecue · picnic · cookout · brunch · luncheon · dinner · celebration · festival
reaping
Cutting crops for collection
- gleaningCollecting leftover grain
- pickingAct of selecting
- collectingGathering items over time
foraging · cropping · plucking · bundling · sheaves · threshing · winnowing · bountiful · yield · autumn
accumulation
Collected mass over time
- assemblageCollected group of things
- aggregationCombined collection of items
- compilationGathered works assembled together
assortment · clustering · amassment · conglomeration · concentration · stockpile · cache · hoard · heap · mass
kinship
State of being related
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
- camaraderieGoodwill among companions
- solidarityUnity among allies
cohesion · unity · togetherness · bonding · communion · circle · tribe · clan · network · collective
inflammation
Protective tissue response
infection · boil · lesion · suppuration · festering · pustule
shirring
Gathered fabric technique
- smockingGathered fabric with ornamental stitches
- ruchingPleated fabric trimming
- pleatingCreating uniform fabric folds
tucking · puckering · ruffling · fullness · easing · draping · bunching · cinching · drawstring
- celebrationsgraduation, festival, party, wedding, fireworks
- social interactiongreeting, hello, goodbye, hi, bye
- celebrationcelebration, celebrate, party, festive, festivity
- festivitiesparty, parades, celebration, carnivals, festival
- gatheringsparties, party, reunion, reunions, meeting
- Occasionswedding, birthday, anniversary, graduation, funeral
gatheringdispersal
Spreading in many directions
scattering · dispersion · disbanding · spreading · diffusion
gatheringdistribution
Allocation across recipients
dispersing · distributing · dissemination · spreading · allocation
gatheringsolitude
State of being alone
isolation · dispersal · disbandment · seclusion · separation
- gathering dustUnused and accumulating particles
- family gatheringRelatives meeting socially
- news gatheringCollecting information for publication
- gathering steamGaining power progressively
- afternoon gatheringDaytime social occasion
- holiday gatheringsSeasonal social occasions