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gathers

gathers is the plural of gather.

gathers is the third-person singular simple present indicative of gather.

Meaning of gather

Noun

gather (plural gathers)

  1. A plait or fold in cloth, made by drawing a thread through it; a pucker.
  2. The inclination forward of the axle journals to keep the wheels from working outward.
  3. The soffit or under surface of the masonry required in gathering. See gather.
  4. A blob of molten glass collected on the end of a blowpipe.
  5. A gathering.
    • "I'll tell you all about it at the Gather, win or lose."2007, John Barnes, The Sky So Big and Black, Tor Books, →ISBN

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Questions about gathers

What is gathers the plural of?
Gathers is the plural of gather.

Words near gathers in the dictionary

  1. gathering strength
  2. gathering up
  3. gathering up one's courage
  4. gathering way
  5. gatherings
  6. gathers
  7. gathers dust
  8. gathers oneself
  9. gathers oneself together
  10. gathers pace
  11. gathers rosebuds

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