GATHERS — Definition of GATHERS
noun
1
A plait or fold in cloth, made by drawing a thread through it; a pucker.
2
The inclination forward of the axle journals to keep the wheels from working outward.
3
The soffit or under surface of the masonry required in gathering. See gather (transitive verb).
4
A blob of molten glass collected on the end of a blowpipe.
verb
1
To collect; normally separate things.
I've been gathering ideas from the people I work with.
2
To bring parts of a whole closer.
She gathered the shawl about her as she stepped into the cold.
3
To infer or conclude; to know from a different source.
From his silence, I gathered that things had not gone well.
4
(of a boil or sore) To be filled with pus
Salt water can help boils to gather and then burst.
📚 Source: en.wiktionary.org/wiki/gather
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