All gather synonyms
gathΒ·er
G g verb gather
- suspect β to believe to be guilty, false, counterfeit, undesirable, defective, bad, etc., with little or no proof: to suspect a person of murder.
- reckon β to count, compute, or calculate, as in number or amount.
- assume β If you assume that something is true, you imagine that it is true, sometimes wrongly.
- deduce β If you deduce something or deduce that something is true, you reach that conclusion because of other things that you know to be true.
- suppose β to assume (something), as for the sake of argument or as part of a proposition or theory: Suppose the distance to be one mile.
- presume β to take for granted, assume, or suppose: I presume you're tired after your drive.
- imagine β to form a mental image of (something not actually present to the senses).
- judge β Alan L(aVern) born 1932, U.S. astronaut.
- understand β to perceive the meaning of; grasp the idea of; comprehend: to understand Spanish; I didn't understand your question.
- think β to seem or appear (usually used impersonally with a dative as the subject).
- surmise β to think or infer without certain or strong evidence; conjecture; guess.
- glean β to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit.
- pile β the lower of two dies for coining by hand.
- crop β Crops are plants such as wheat and potatoes that are grown in large quantities for food.
- reap β to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- stack β a more or less orderly pile or heap: a precariously balanced stack of books; a neat stack of papers.
- select β to choose in preference to another or others; pick out.
- thicken β make thicker
- intensify β to make intense or more intense.
- swell β to grow in bulk, as by the absorption of moisture or the processes of growth.
- rise β to get up from a lying, sitting, or kneeling posture; assume an upright position: She rose and walked over to greet me. With great effort he rose to his knees.
- wax β a fit of anger; rage.
- deepen β If a situation or emotion deepens or if something deepens it, it becomes stronger and more intense.
- heighten β to increase the height of; make higher.
- grow β to increase by natural development, as any living organism or part by assimilation of nutriment; increase in size or substance.
- pull together β to draw or haul toward oneself or itself, in a particular direction, or into a particular position: to pull a sled up a hill.
- mobilise β to assemble or marshal (armed forces, military reserves, or civilian persons of military age) into readiness for active service.
- mobilize β to assemble or marshal (armed forces, military reserves, or civilian persons of military age) into readiness for active service.
- harvest β Also, harvesting. the gathering of crops.
- pick out β to choose or select from among a group: to pick a contestant from the audience.
- extract β Remove or take out, especially by effort or force.
- infer β to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence: They inferred his displeasure from his cool tone of voice.
- expect β Regard (something) as likely to happen.
- ruche β a strip of pleated lace, net, muslin, or other material for trimming or finishing a dress, as at the collar or sleeves.
- shirr β to draw up or gather (cloth or the like) on three or more parallel threads.
- crimp β If you crimp something such as a piece of fabric or pastry, you make small folds in it.
- bunch β A bunch of people is a group of people who share one or more characteristics or who are doing something together.
- get together β an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal: the get of a stallion.
- increase β to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
- hang around β to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
- enlarge β Make or become bigger or more extensive.
- expand β explain
- close with β to engage in battle with an enemy
- draw in β to cause to move in a particular direction by or as if by a pulling force; pull; drag (often followed by along, away, in, out, or off).
noun gather
- fold β to confine (sheep or other domestic animals) in a fold.
- pleat β a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- pucker β a wrinkle; an irregular fold.
- wrinkle β an ingenious trick or device; a clever innovation: a new advertising wrinkle.
- ruck β a fold or wrinkle; crease.
- crease β Creases are lines that are made in cloth or paper when it is crushed or folded.