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| accumulate |
to pile up, collect, or gather. [1/2 definitions] |
| adsorb |
to gather (a gas or liquid) to a surface. (Cf. absorb.) |
| agglomerate |
to gather into a heap or mass. [1/4 definitions] |
| amass |
to gather or accumulate for oneself. [3 definitions] |
| assemble |
to gather into a group. [1/3 definitions] |
| auditorium |
a large room or building where people gather for a performance or speech. |
| berry |
to seek or gather berries. [1/2 definitions] |
| botanize |
to gather plants for study. [1/3 definitions] |
| bunch |
to collect into a bunch; bundle. [2/4 definitions] |
| clump |
to gather in dense groups. [2/6 definitions] |
| cluster |
a small, close group of things that are alike. [2 definitions] |
| cockle |
to crinkle, wrinkle, or gather irregularly; pucker. [1/5 definitions] |
| collect |
to gather together. [2 definitions] |
| combine |
a machine used to gather crops. A combine cuts and cleans the grain. [1/2 definitions] |
| compile |
to gather information together to form one written work. |
| concentrate |
to gather; come together. [2/5 definitions] |
| concourse |
a large open space, as in a railway station, where many people pass or gather. [1/5 definitions] |
| conglomerate |
to gather (various components) into a single body or mass. [1/5 definitions] |
| congregate |
to bring or come together to form a group; gather. |
| constellate |
to gather in, or as if in, a constellation; cluster. |
| convene |
to gather or come together for a meeting. |
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