GLEAN Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the word glean. (close relations)
Definition of GLEAN
Best Alternative Words for GLEAN
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harvest | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the yield from plants in a single growing season • the consequence of an effort or activity • the gathering of a ripened crop • the season for gathering crops verb • gather, as of natural products • remove from a culture or a living or dead body, as for the purposes of transplantation | ||||||||
accumulate | verbv | |||||||
verb • get or gather together • increase in amount by collecting or gathering | ||||||||
amass | verbv | |||||||
verb • increase in amount by collecting or gathering • get or gather together | ||||||||
collect | verbv | |||||||
noun • a short prayer generally preceding the lesson in the Church of Rome or the Church of England adverb • make a telephone call or mail a package so that the recipient pays adjective satellite • payable by the recipient on delivery verb • get or gather together • call for and obtain payment of • assemble or get together • get or bring together • gather or collect | ||||||||
cull | verbv | |||||||
noun • the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality verb • remove something that has been rejected • look for and gather | ||||||||
derive | verbv | |||||||
verb • reason by deduction; establish by deduction • obtain • obtain from a particular source • develop or evolve from a latent or potential state • come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example | ||||||||
extract | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water) • a passage selected from a larger work verb • remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense • get despite difficulties or obstacles • deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning) • extract by the process of distillation • separate (a metal) from an ore • obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action • take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy • calculate the root of a number | ||||||||
garner | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a storehouse for threshed grain or animal feed verb • acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions • store grain • assemble or get together | ||||||||
gather | verbv | |||||||
noun • sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching • the act of gathering something verb • assemble or get together • collect in one place • increase in amount by collecting or gathering • conclude from evidence • draw together into folds or puckers • get people together • draw and bring closer • look for (food) in nature • increase or develop | ||||||||
select | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
adjective satellite • of superior grade • selected or chosen for special qualifications verb • pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives | ||||||||
pick up | verbv | |||||||
verb • take and lift upward • take up by hand • give a passenger or a hitchhiker a lift • gather or collect • get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally • get in addition, as an increase • take into custody • buy casually or spontaneously • register (perceptual input) • lift out or reflect from a background • meet someone for sexual purposes • fill with high spirits; fill with optimism • improve significantly; go from bad to good • perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily • eat by pecking at, like a bird • gain or regain energy | ||||||||
learn | verbv | |||||||
verb • gain knowledge or skills • get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally • commit to memory; learn by heart • be a student of a certain subject • impart skills or knowledge to • find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort | ||||||||
lease | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • property that is leased or rented out or let • a contract granting use or occupation of property during a specified time for a specified payment • the period of time during which a contract conveying property to a person is in effect verb • let for money • hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services • grant use or occupation of under a term of contract • engage for service under a term of contract | ||||||||
reap | verbv | |||||||
verb • gather, as of natural products • get or derive |