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Nouns (1)

collect

n. a short prayer generally preceding the lesson in the Church of Rome or the Church of England

Verbs (18)

collate

v. to assemble in proper sequence; "collate the papers"

take in

v. call for and obtain payment of; "we collected over a million dollars in outstanding debts"; "he collected the rent"

gather, garner

v. assemble or get together; "gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts together"

gather, congregate

v. collect in one place; "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room"

pick up, call for, gather up

v. gather or collect; "You can get the results on Monday"; "She picked up the children at the day care center"; "They pick up our trash twice a week"

get together, accumulate, pull in, bring together

v. get or gather together; "I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife"; "She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis"; "She rolled up a small fortune"

hoard, accumulate, amass, pile up, compile

v. get or gather together; "I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife"; "She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis"; "She rolled up a small fortune"

Adverbs (1)

collect

adv. make a telephone call or mail a package so that the recipient pays; "call collect"; "send a package collect"

Adjectives (1)

cod

adj. payable by the recipient on delivery; "a collect call"; "the letter came collect"; "a COD parcel"

Fuzzynyms (271)

concentrate, centralize, make central

v. make central; "The Russian government centralized the distribution of food"

affiliate

v. join in an affiliation; "The two colleges affiliated"

consolidate

v. bring together into a single whole or system; "The town and county schools are being consolidated"

mix, unify, mingle, commix, amalgamate

v. to bring or combine together or with something else; "resourcefully he mingled music and dance"

aggregate, combine

v. gather in a mass, sum, or whole

press, squeeze, contract, compress, compact, constrict, press together, squeeze together

v. squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle"

agglomerate

v. form into one cluster

set, ready, prepare, set up, make ready, gear up, get ready

v. make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc; "Get the children ready for school!"; "prepare for war"; "I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill"

gather, get together, assemble

v. get people together; "assemble your colleagues"; "get together all those who are interested in the project"; "gather the close family members"

gather, meet, assemble, forgather, foregather

v. collect in one place; "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room"

gather, collect, congregate

v. collect in one place; "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room"

collect, get together, accumulate, pull in, bring together

v. get or gather together; "I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife"; "She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis"; "She rolled up a small fortune"

collect, hoard, accumulate, amass, pile up, compile

v. get or gather together; "I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife"; "She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis"; "She rolled up a small fortune"

gather, conglomerate, accumulate, cumulate, amass, pile up

v. collect or gather; "Journals are accumulating in my office"; "The work keeps piling up"

pick up, receive

v. register (perceptual input); "pick up a signal"

concentrate, centralize, make central

v. make central; "The Russian government centralized the distribution of food"

affiliate

v. join in an affiliation; "The two colleges affiliated"

consolidate

v. bring together into a single whole or system; "The town and county schools are being consolidated"

mix, unify, mingle, commix, amalgamate

v. to bring or combine together or with something else; "resourcefully he mingled music and dance"

aggregate, combine

v. gather in a mass, sum, or whole

press, squeeze, contract, compress, compact, constrict, press together, squeeze together

v. squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle"

feel, sense, pick up, perceive

v. to become aware of through the senses; "I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon"

treasure, prize, value, appreciate, hold dear

v. hold dear; "I prize these old photographs"

appreciate

v. increase the value of; "The Germans want to appreciate the Deutsche Mark"

collect, get together, accumulate, pull in, bring together

v. get or gather together; "I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife"; "She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis"; "She rolled up a small fortune"

gather, garner, collect

v. assemble or get together; "gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts together"

gather, conglomerate, accumulate, cumulate, amass, pile up

v. collect or gather; "Journals are accumulating in my office"; "The work keeps piling up"

bunch, bunch up, bunch together

v. form into a bunch; "The frightened children bunched together in the corner of the classroom"

herd, herd together

v. move together, like a herd

huddle, huddle together

v. crowd or draw together; "let's huddle together--it's cold!"

fold, turn up, fold up

v. bend or lay so that one part covers the other; "fold up the newspaper"; "turn up your collar"

bring together, round up

v. seek out and bring together; "round up some loyal followers"

aggregate, combine

v. gather in a mass, sum, or whole

gather, get together, assemble

v. get people together; "assemble your colleagues"; "get together all those who are interested in the project"; "gather the close family members"

convene, meet formally

v. meet formally; "The council convened last week"

rally, ride, tease, rag, taunt, cod, bait, twit, tantalize

v. harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie"

stay, rest, remain, continue

v. stay the same; remain in a certain state; "The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it"; "rest assured"; "stay alone"; "He remained unmoved by her tears"; "The bad weather continued for another week"

stop, halt, come to a halt, stop moving

v. come to a halt, stop moving; "the car stopped"; "She stopped in front of a store window"

stop, halt

v. cause to stop; "stop a car"; "stop the thief"

holler, hollo, roar, clamor, clamour, vociferate

v. utter words loudly and forcefully; "`Get out of here,' he roared"

claim, make a claim to, ask for legally

v. ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example; "They claimed on the maximum allowable amount"

gather, meet, assemble, forgather, foregather

v. collect in one place; "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room"

ruck, pucker, ruck up

v. become wrinkled or drawn together; "her lips puckered"

group, group together, aggroup, form a form

v. form a group or group together

deposit, bank

v. put into a bank account; "She deposits her paycheck every month"

pile up, heap up, stack up

v. arrange into piles or stacks; "She piled up her books in my living room"

collect, hoard, accumulate, amass, pile up, compile

v. get or gather together; "I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife"; "She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis"; "She rolled up a small fortune"

reserve, earmark, set aside, allow, appropriate

v. give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause; "I will earmark this money for your research"; "She sets aside time for meditation every day"

hold, reserve, retain

v. secure and keep for possible future use or application; "The landlord retained the security deposit"; "I reserve the right to disagree"

save, conserve, preserve

v. to keep up and reserve for personal or special use; "She saved the old family photographs in a drawer"

save, spend less

v. spend less; buy at a reduced price

carry, stock, stockpile

v. have on hand; "Do you carry kerosene heaters?"

draw, take out, withdraw

v. remove (a commodity) from (a supply source); "She drew $2,000 from the account"; "The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital's emergency bank"

net, clear, yield as net profit

v. yield as a net profit; "This sale netted me $1 million"

draw, reap

v. get or derive; "He drew great benefits from his membership in the association"

raise

v. collect funds for a specific purpose; "The President raised several million dollars for his college"

gather, collect, congregate

v. collect in one place; "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room"

gather, garner, collect

v. assemble or get together; "gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts together"

collect, hoard, accumulate, amass, pile up, compile

v. get or gather together; "I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife"; "She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis"; "She rolled up a small fortune"

gather, conglomerate, accumulate, cumulate, amass, pile up

v. collect or gather; "Journals are accumulating in my office"; "The work keeps piling up"

collect, get together, accumulate, pull in, bring together

v. get or gather together; "I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife"; "She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis"; "She rolled up a small fortune"

gather, garner, collect

v. assemble or get together; "gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts together"

gather, conglomerate, accumulate, cumulate, amass, pile up

v. collect or gather; "Journals are accumulating in my office"; "The work keeps piling up"

stack, fill with piles

v. load or cover with stacks; "stack a truck with boxes"

save, lay aside, save up

v. feather one's nest; have a nest egg; "He saves half his salary"

carry, stock, stockpile

v. have on hand; "Do you carry kerosene heaters?"

hold, reserve, retain

v. secure and keep for possible future use or application; "The landlord retained the security deposit"; "I reserve the right to disagree"

store, garner, stow

v. keep or lay aside for future use; "store grain for the winter"; "The bear stores fat for the period of hibernation when he doesn't eat"

fix, deposit, pose, posit, situate

v. put (something somewhere) firmly; "She posited her hand on his shoulder"; "deposit the suitcase on the bench"; "fix your eyes on this spot"

bank, cover with ashes

v. cover with ashes so to control the rate of burning; "bank a fire"

precipitate, fall sharply

v. fall vertically, sharply, or headlong; "Our economy precipitated into complete ruin"

precipitate

v. fall vertically, sharply, or headlong; "Our economy precipitated into complete ruin"

deposit, bank

v. put into a bank account; "She deposits her paycheck every month"

gather, collect, congregate

v. collect in one place; "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room"

pile up, heap up, stack up

v. arrange into piles or stacks; "She piled up her books in my living room"

reserve, earmark, set aside, allow, appropriate

v. give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause; "I will earmark this money for your research"; "She sets aside time for meditation every day"

save, conserve, preserve

v. to keep up and reserve for personal or special use; "She saved the old family photographs in a drawer"

save, spend less

v. spend less; buy at a reduced price

Synonyms (12)

pick up, lift up, gather up

v. take and lift upward

anticipated, looked-for

adj. expected hopefully

callable

adj. subject to a demand for payment before due date; "callable bonds"

collectible, payable

adj. subject to or requiring payment especially as specified; "a collectible bill"; "a note payable on demand"; "a check payable to John Doe"

overdue

adj. past due; not paid at the scheduled time; "an overdue installment"; "a delinquent account"

owing

adj. owed as a debt; "must pay what is owing"; "sleep owing to you because of a long vigil"

receivable

adj. awaiting payment; "accounts receivable"

repayable

adj. subject to repayment; "business loans are usually repayable in regular installments"

Antonyms (16)

pay, be worth it

v. be worth it; "It pays to go through the trouble"

spread, extend, distribute, cause to spread

v. distribute or disperse widely; "The invaders spread their language all over the country"

break, scatter, disperse, dissipate, spread out

v. move away from each other; "The crowds dispersed"; "The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached";

pay, be worth it

v. be worth it; "It pays to go through the trouble"

mobilize, circulate

v. cause to move around; "circulate a rumor"

give

v. transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care"

collect

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