Definition of gather

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Gather (v. t.) To haul in; to take up; as, to gather the slack of a rope..

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Harvest-home :: Harvest-home (n.) The opportunity of gathering treasure.
Garner :: Garner (v. t.) To gather for preservation; to store, as in a granary; to treasure..
Slogan :: Slogan (n.) The war cry, or gathering word, of a Highland clan in Scotland; hence, any rallying cry..
Hall :: Hall (n.) The chief room in a castle or manor house, and in early times the only public room, serving as the place of gathering for the lord's family with the retainers and servants, also for cooking and eating. It was often contrasted with the bower, which was the private or sleeping apartment..
Host :: Host (n.) An army; a number of men gathered for war.
Ladanum :: Ladanum (n.) A gum resin gathered from certain Oriental species of Cistus. It has a pungent odor and is chiefly used in making plasters, and for fumigation..
Codder :: Codder (n.) A gatherer of cods or peas.
Ruffle :: Ruffle (v. t. & i.) That which is ruffled; specifically, a strip of lace, cambric, or other fine cloth, plaited or gathered on one edge or in the middle, and used as a trimming; a frill..
Close :: Close (n.) To come or gather around; to inclose; to encompass; to confine.
Gather :: Gather (v. t.) To bring together, or nearer together, in masonry, as where the width of a fireplace is rapidly diminished to the width of the flue, or the like..
Picker :: Picker (n.) One who, or that which, picks, in any sense, -- as, one who uses a pick; one who gathers; a thief; a pick; a pickax; as, a cotton picker..
Congestion :: Congestion (n.) The act of gathering into a heap or mass; accumulation.
Glean :: Glean (v. t.) To gather from (a field or vineyard) what is left.
Prey :: Prey (n.) To take booty; to gather spoil; to ravage; to take food by violence.
Induction :: Induction (n.) A process of demonstration in which a general truth is gathered from an examination of particular cases, one of which is known to be true, the examination being so conducted that each case is made to depend on the preceding one; -- called also successive induction..
Glean :: Glean (v. i.) To gather stalks or ears of grain left by reapers.
Vintage :: Vintage (n.) The act or time of gathering the crop of grapes, or making the wine for a season..
Crottles :: Crottles (n. pl.) A name given to various lichens gathered for dyeing.
Freshly :: Freshly (adv.) In a fresh manner; vigorously; newly, recently; brightly; briskly; coolly; as, freshly gathered; freshly painted; the wind blows freshly..
Pulu :: Pulu (n.) A vegetable substance consisting of soft, elastic, yellowish brown chaff, gathered in the Hawaiian Islands from the young fronds of free ferns of the genus Cibotium, chiefly C. Menziesii; -- used for stuffing mattresses, cushions, etc., and as an absorbent..
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