Gather+the+harvest

  • 11gather — gatherable, adj. gatherer, n. /gadh euhr/, v.t. 1. to bring together into one group, collection, or place: to gather firewood; to gather the troops. 2. to bring together or assemble from various places, sources, or people; collect gradually: The… …

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  • 12harvest — /ˈhavəst / (say hahvuhst) noun 1. the gathering of crops. 2. the season of gathering ripened crops, especially of grain. 3. a crop or yield, as of grain. 4. a supply of anything gathered at maturity and stored up: a harvest of nuts. 5. the… …

  • 13harvest — har•vest [[t]ˈhɑr vɪst[/t]] 1) agr. Also, har′vest•ing. the gathering of crops 2) agr. the season when ripened crops are gathered 3) agr. a crop or yield of one growing season 4) a supply of anything gathered at maturity and stored: a harvest of… …

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  • 14harvest — harvestable, adj. harvestability, n. harvestless, adj. /hahr vist/, n. 1. Also, harvesting. the gathering of crops. 2. the season when ripened crops are gathered. 3. a crop or yield of one growing season. 4. a supply of anything gathered at… …

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  • 15gather — 1 verb 1 COME TOGETHER (I) to come together and form a group: On Fridays the men gather together at the mosque. | Tens of thousands of people had gathered outside the US embassy. | gather around/round: I d like everyone to gather round so I can… …

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  • 16harvest — har|vest1 [ˈha:vıst US ˈha:r ] n [: Old English; Origin: hArfest] 1.) [U and C] the time when crops are gathered from the fields, or the act of gathering them at harvest/at harvest time ▪ every year at harvest time wheat/rice/grape etc harvest ▪… …

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  • 17harvest — {{11}}harvest (n.) O.E. hærfest autumn, period between August and November, from P.Gmc. *harbitas (Cf. O.S. hervist, O.Fris., Du. herfst, Ger. Herbst autumn, O.N. haust harvest ), from PIE *kerp to gather, pluck, harvest (Cf. Skt. krpana sword …

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  • 18harvest — [[t]hɑ͟ː(r)vɪst[/t]] harvests, harvesting, harvested 1) N SING: the N The harvest is the gathering of a crop. There was about 300 million tons of grain in the fields at the start of the harvest. 2) N COUNT A harvest is the crop that is gathered… …

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  • 19harvest — 1. noun 1) we all helped with the harvest Syn: harvesting, reaping, picking, collecting 2) a poor harvest Syn: yield, crop, vintage; fruits, produce 3) the experiment yielded a meager …

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  • 20harvest — n. & v. n. 1 a the process of gathering in crops etc. b the season when this takes place. 2 the season s yield or crop. 3 the product or result of any action. v.tr. 1 gather as a harvest, reap. 2 experience (consequences). Phrases and idioms:… …

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