| 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 or binder with blank pages or empty pockets in which a collection can be inserted, as of photographs, stamps, or mementos. [2/3 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, often of a particular type, by one or several authors. |
| antiphonary |
a collection of antiphons in book form. |
| archive |
(often pl.) a collection of records or information pertaining to an institution, organization, or historical figure. [1/2 definitions] |
| assemblage |
a collection or gathering of people or things; assembly. [1/4 definitions] |
| assembly |
a collection of parts, as of machinery, put together to form a whole. [1/4 definitions] |
| assortment |
a collection of various sorts of things; variety. [1/2 definitions] |
| 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 other than Christianity or Judaism. [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 |
a collection of attached similar things. [2/5 definitions] |
| canon1 |
a collection of works, such as plays, musical compositions, or the like, considered to be part of a permanent repertoire and to be of the highest quality. [1/5 definitions] |
| card index |
a systematically arranged collection of cards bearing information of specified types, such as names and addresses; card file; card catalog. |
| collect |
to accumulate and make a collection of. [1/8 definitions] |