Dictionary

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

The inclination forward of the axle journals to keep the wheels from working outward.

The soffit or under surface of the masonry required in gathering. See gather (transitive verb).

A blob of molten glass collected on the end of a blowpipe.

To collect; normally separate things.

Example: I've been gathering ideas from the people I work with.

To bring parts of a whole closer.

Example: She gathered the shawl about her as she stepped into the cold.

To infer or conclude; to know from a different source.

Example: From his silence, I gathered that things had not gone well.

(of a boil or sore) To be filled with pus

Example: Salt water can help boils to gather and then burst.