harvesttime
When crops come in
Harvesttime is the season when crops are gathered, typically late summer through autumn.
The word carries connotations of abundance, culmination, and reaping what was sown: Harvesttime brought the whole community together.
Figuratively, it can mark any period of gathering results from earlier effort.
Reward for capture
- cornucopiaAbundance symbol, horn-shaped
- yieldProduce or relinquish
- plentySufficient quantity, and then some
- plentifulExisting in abundance
fruitfulness · richness · overflowing · ample · lushness · productivity · prosperity · fecundity
Manual crop-cutting implement
- sickleCurved hand-held harvesting blade
- combineMerge, or harvesting machine
- threshingExtracting grain from stalks
- winnowingSeparating grain from chaff
sheaf · glean · binder · reaper · swath · chaff · grain · crop
Expression of grateful praise
- festivalOrganized public celebration
- feastElaborate ceremonial meal
- gratitudeThankfulness for kindness received
- blessingsFavors from the divine
community · gathering · family · sharing · mooncake · homecoming · traditions · prayers
bounty
Reward for capture
- cornucopiaAbundance symbol, horn-shaped
- yieldProduce or relinquish
- plentySufficient quantity, and then some
plentiful · fruitfulness · richness · overflowing · ample · lushness · productivity · prosperity · fecundity · flourish
scythe
Manual crop-cutting implement
- sickleCurved hand-held harvesting blade
- combineMerge, or harvesting machine
- threshingExtracting grain from stalks
winnowing · sheaf · glean · binder · reaper · swath · chaff · grain · crop · fieldwork
thanksgiving
Expression of grateful praise
- festivalOrganized public celebration
- feastElaborate ceremonial meal
- gratitudeThankfulness for kindness received
blessings · community · gathering · family · sharing · mooncake · homecoming · traditions · prayers · offerings
fall
Descend under gravity
leaves · pumpkins · gourds · cider · apples · cranberries · scarecrow · hayride · frost · chilly
farmer
One who cultivates land
agriculture · husbandry · cultivation · tillage · cropland · farmhand · laborers · wagons · barn · silo
harvesttimeplanting season
seedtime · planting time · spring planting · sowing season · growing season
harvesttimefamine
Severe food shortage
lean times · dormant season · scarcity · fallow period · dearth