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GATHERING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of gathering something
Synonyms:
gather; gathering
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("gathering" is a kind of...):
aggregation; assembling; collecting; collection (the act of gathering something together)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "gathering"):
centralisation; centralization (gathering to a center)
harvest; harvest home; harvesting (the gathering of a ripened crop)
Derivation:
gather (collect or gather)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The social act of assembling
Example:
they demanded the right of assembly
Synonyms:
assemblage; assembly; gathering
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("gathering" is a kind of...):
group action (action taken by a group of people)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "gathering"):
mobilisation; mobilization (act of marshaling and organizing and making ready for use or action)
calling together; convocation (the act of convoking)
coming together; congress; meeting (the social act of assembling for some common purpose)
congregating; congregation (the act of congregating)
convening; convention (the act of convening)
concentration (bringing together military forces)
Derivation:
gather (collect in one place)
gather (get people together)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching
Synonyms:
gather; gathering
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("gathering" is a kind of...):
sewing; stitchery (needlework on which you are working with needle and thread)
Derivation:
gather (draw together into folds or puckers)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A group of persons together in one place
Synonyms:
assemblage; gathering
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("gathering" is a kind of...):
social group (people sharing some social relation)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "gathering"):
commune (a body of people or families living together and sharing everything)
mass meeting; rally (a large gathering of people intended to arouse enthusiasm)
quorum (a gathering of the minimal number of members of an organization to conduct business)
covey (a small collection of people)
group meeting; meeting (a formally arranged gathering)
bunch; crew; crowd; gang (an informal body of friends)
social affair; social gathering (a gathering for the purpose of promoting fellowship)
class; year (a body of students who graduate together)
class; course; form; grade (a body of students who are taught together)
convocation (a group gathered in response to a summons)
fair (gathering of producers to promote business)
bevy (a large gathering of people of a particular type)
cortege; entourage; retinue; suite (the group following and attending to some important person)
camp (a group of people living together in a camp)
muster (a gathering of military personnel for duty)
rap group (a gathering of people holding a rap session)
rave-up (a raucous gathering)
table (a company of people assembled at a table for a meal or game)
wine tasting (a gathering of people to taste and compare different wines)
building (the occupants of a building)
carload (a gathering of passengers sufficient to fill an automobile)
contingent (a gathering of persons representative of some larger group)
floor (the occupants of a floor)
pair (two people considered as a unit)
room (the people who are present in a room)
threesome; triad; trinity; trio (three people considered as a unit)
turnout (the group that gathers together for a particular occasion)
foursome; quartet; quartette (four people considered as a unit)
fivesome; quintet; quintette (five people considered as a unit)
sextet; sextette; sixsome (six people considered as a unit)
septet; septette; sevensome (seven people considered as a unit)
eightsome; octet; octette (eight people considered as a unit)
assembly (a group of persons who are gathered together for a common purpose)
crowd (a large number of things or people considered together)
concourse; multitude; throng (a large gathering of people)
audience (a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance)
community (a group of people living in a particular local area)
municipality (people living in a town or city having local self-government)
cast; cast of characters; dramatis personae (the actors in a play)
Derivation:
gather (collect in one place)
gather (get people together)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb gather
Context examples:
The discovery of the massive Jovian tempest occurred on Nov. 3, 2019, during the most recent data-gathering flyby of Jupiter by NASA's Juno spacecraft.
(NASA's Juno Navigators Enable Jupiter Cyclone Discovery, NASA)
Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) Do you prefer to avoid social gatherings?
(GDS - Prefer to Avoid Social Gatherings, NCI Thesaurus)
An activity defined at a global library level that is an action of gathering samples that may be used for subsequent analysis.
(Defined Specimen Collection, NCI Thesaurus)
Gathering me to his breast, pressing his lips on my lips: "so, Jane!"
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
The sciences concerned with gathering and manipulating and storing and retrieving and classifying recorded information.
(Information Sciences, NCI Thesaurus)
The Overactive Bladder Questionnaire (OAB-q) Caused you to decrease participating in social gatherings, such as parties or visits with family or friends?
(OAB-q - Decrease Participating in Social Gatherings, NCI Thesaurus)
The completed action of observing, monitoring, measuring or otherwise qualitatively or quantitatively gathering data or information about one or more aspects of a subject, study subject, experimental unit, or product.
(Performed Observation, NCI Thesaurus/BRIDG)
The completed action of observing, monitoring, measuring or otherwise qualitatively or quantitatively gathering data or information about one or more aspects of a subject's, study subject's or experimental unit's physiologic or psychologic state.
(Performed Observation, NCI Thesaurus)
Parkinson's Disease Quality of Life Scale (PDQUALIF) My Parkinson's symptoms cause me to stay away from social gatherings.
(PDQUALIF - Social Isolation, NCI Thesaurus)
Her companion looked at her keenly; and gathering greater spirit from the blush soon produced from such a look, only said, “He is best off as he is,” and turned the subject.
(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)
