Nouns

(n)gather, gatheringsewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching
(n)gather, gatheringthe act of gathering something

Verbs

(v)gather, garner, collect, pull togetherassemble or get together“gather some stones”, “pull your thoughts together”
(v)meet, gather, assemble, forgather, foregathercollect in one place“We assembled in the church basement”, “Let's gather in the dining room”
(v)accumulate, cumulate, conglomerate, pile up, gather, amassincrease in amount by collecting or gathering“Journals are accumulating in my office”, “The work keeps piling up”
(v)gatherconclude from evidence“I gather you have not done your homework”
(v)gather, pucker, tuckdraw together into folds or puckers
(v)assemble, gather, get togetherget people together“assemble your colleagues”, “get together all those who are interested in the project”, “gather the close family members”
(v)gatherdraw and bring closer“she gathered her shawl around her shoulders”
(v)gatherlook for (food) in nature“Our ancestors gathered nuts in the Fall”
(v)gain, gatherincrease or develop“the peace movement gained momentum”, “the car gathers speed”