"gathering" | Definition and Related Words

gathering

Noun

A group of persons together in one place (synset 107991473)
is a type of: social group - people sharing some social relation
subtypes:
- building - the occupants of a building
- carload - a gathering of passengers sufficient to fill an automobile
- contingent - a gathering of persons representative of some larger group
- floor - the occupants of a floor
- pair - two people considered as a unit
- room - the people who are present in a room
- threesome, triad, trinity, trio - three people considered as a unit
- turnout - the group that gathers together for a particular occasion
- foursome, quartet, quartette - four people considered as a unit
- fivesome, quintet, quintette - five people considered as a unit
- sextet, sextette, sixsome - six people considered as a unit
- septet, septette, sevensome - seven people considered as a unit
- eightsome, octet, octette - eight people considered as a unit
- assembly - a group of persons who are gathered together for a common purpose
- crowd - a large number of things or people considered together
- concourse, multitude, throng - a large gathering of people
- audience - a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance
- community - a group of people living in a particular local area
- municipality - people living in a town or city having local self-government
- cast, cast of characters, dramatis personae - the actors in a play
- class, course, form, grade - a body of students who are taught together
- class, year - a body of students who graduate together
- social affair, social gathering - a gathering for the purpose of promoting fellowship
- bunch, crew, crowd, gang - an informal body of friends
- group meeting, meeting - a formally arranged gathering
- covey - a small collection of people
- quorum - a gathering of the minimal number of members of an organization to conduct business
- mass meeting, rally - a large gathering of people intended to arouse enthusiasm
- commune - a body of people or families living together and sharing everything
- convocation - a group gathered in response to a summons
- fair - gathering of producers to promote business
- bevy - a large gathering of people of a particular type
- cortege, entourage, retinue, suite - the group following and attending to some important person
- camp - a group of people living together in a camp
- muster - a gathering of military personnel for duty
- rap group - a gathering of people holding a rap session
- rave-up - a raucous gathering
- table - a company of people assembled at a table for a meal or game
- wine tasting - a gathering of people to taste and compare different wines
same as: assemblage
The social act of assembling (synset 101232427)
"they demanded the right of assembly"

is a type of: group action - action taken by a group of people
subtypes:
- mobilisation, mobilization - act of marshaling and organizing and making ready for use or action
- calling together, convocation - the act of convoking
- coming together, congress, meeting - the social act of assembling for some common purpose
- congregating, congregation - the act of congregating
- convening, convention - the act of convening
- concentration - bringing together military forces
same as: assemblage, assembly
The act of gathering something (synset 101016932)
is a type of: aggregation, assembling, collecting, collection - the act of gathering something together
subtypes:
- centralisation, centralization - gathering to a center
- harvest, harvest home, harvesting - the gathering of a ripened crop
same as: gather
Sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching (synset 103433715)
is a type of: sewing, stitchery - needlework on which you are working with needle and thread

same as: gather

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