Gathers

noun verb

A plait or fold in cloth, made by drawing a thread through it; a pucker.

Meaning

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

Letter breakdown

  • Gathers contains 7 letters: 2 vowel(s) and 5 consonant(s).
  • It uses 7 unique letters.
  • Estimated syllable count: 2.
  • Scrabble-style letter score: 11.

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What does Gathers mean?

A plait or fold in cloth, made by drawing a thread through it; a pucker.

How many letters are in Gathers?

Gathers has 7 letters.

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