| abscess |
a collection of pus in body tissue, usu. surrounded by an inflamed area. [1/2 definitions] |
| accession |
to obtain, as for a collection. [1/5 definitions] |
| accumulation |
the act or process of accumulating; collection. [1/3 definitions] |
| aggregation |
a collection or mass of individual persons, things, or substances. [1/2 definitions] |
| album |
a book with blank pages or empty pockets in which a collection can be placed. An album can hold photographs, stamps, or mementos. [2 definitions] |
| almanac |
a published collection of interesting and useful facts about many different subjects. [1/3 definitions] |
| analects |
a collection of selected passages or excerpts from one or more authors. |
| anthology |
a collection of written works, such as poems or stories. An anthology can be written by one or by several authors. |
| antiphonary |
a collection of antiphons in book form. |
| archive |
a collection of records or information that is stored somewhere. An archive often stores things that go back a long time. |
| assemblage |
a collection or gathering of people or things; assembly. [1/4 definitions] |
| assembly |
a collection of parts put together to form a whole, as in a machine. [1/4 definitions] |
| assortment |
a collection of different sorts of things; variety. |
| bestiary |
a medieval collection of descriptions of or fables about real or mythical animals, in which each animal's nature is used to draw a moral point. |
| Bible |
any collection of writings considered sacred to a religion. [1/3 definitions] |
| book |
a collection of bound paper sheets, usu. containing written or printed words. [1/13 definitions] |
| Brahmana |
one of a collection of Hindu writings dealing with Vedic rituals and sacrifices. |
| bunch |
(informal) any group or collection. [1/2 definitions] |
| canon1 |
a collection of works, such as plays, musical compositions, or the like, that are frequently performed and considered to be of the highest quality. [1/2 definitions] |
| card index |
a systematically arranged collection of cards bearing information of specified types, such as names and addresses; card file; card catalog. |
| clutter |
to fill or litter with a messy collection of things. [2 definitions] |