Collect+or+gather+into+a+heap

  • 11To gather one's self together — Gather Gath er (g[a^][th] [ e]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gathered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gathering}.] [OE. gaderen, AS. gaderian, gadrian, fr. gador, geador, together, fr. g[ae]d fellowship; akin to E. good, D. gaderen to collect, G. gatte husband, MHG …

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  • 12To gather way — Gather Gath er (g[a^][th] [ e]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gathered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gathering}.] [OE. gaderen, AS. gaderian, gadrian, fr. gador, geador, together, fr. g[ae]d fellowship; akin to E. good, D. gaderen to collect, G. gatte husband, MHG …

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  • 13pile — I. v. a. 1. Accumulate, amass. 2. Collect or gather into a heap, heap up. II. n. 1. Heap, mass, collection, accumulation. 2. Building, edifice, structure, fabric, erection. 3. Nap, woolly surface. 4 …

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  • 14accumulate — accumulable, adj. /euh kyooh myeuh layt /, v., accumulated, accumulating. v.t. 1. to gather or collect, often in gradual degrees; heap up: to accumulate wealth. v.i. 2. to gather into a heap, mass, cover, etc.; form a steadily increasing quantity …

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  • 15accumulate — ac•cu•mu•late [[t]əˈkyu myəˌleɪt[/t]] v. lat•ed, lat•ing 1) to gather or collect, often in gradual degrees; heap up; amass: to accumulate wealth[/ex] 2) to gather into a heap or mass • Etymology: 1520–30; < L accumulātus, ptp. of accumulāre=ac …

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  • 16amass — v. a. Accumulate, gather, aggregate, pile up, heap up, scrape together, collect together, rake up, gather into a heap or pile …

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  • 17squirrel away — Synonyms and related words: accumulate, amass, arrange for, backlog, collect, cumulate, forearm, garner, garner up, gather into barns, heap up, hide, hoard, hoard up, hold, keep, lay by, lay up, look out for, make provision for, make sure against …

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  • 18pile up — verb 1. collect or gather (Freq. 4) Journals are accumulating in my office The work keeps piling up • Syn: ↑accumulate, ↑cumulate, ↑conglomerate, ↑gather, ↑amass …

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  • 19concentrate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. distill, condense, consolidate; intensify, fix, aim, focus; converge, center, localize; collect, assemble, gather. See assemblage, convergence. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To bring or come together] Syn.… …

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  • 20accumulate — Synonyms and related words: accouple, accrue, advance, agglomerate, agglutinate, aggregate, aggroup, amass, appreciate, articulate, assemble, associate, backlog, balloon, band, batch, bloat, bond, boom, bracket, breed, bridge, bridge over, bring… …

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