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GLEAN Synonyms

There are 14 synonyms of the word glean. (exact relations)
There are 4 hypernyms of the word glean. (close relations)
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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

Best Hypernyms For GLEAN

Here is a list of related hypernyms for glean, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (3)
collect garner gather
Phrases (1)
pull together

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