RENCOUNTERS Synonyms

• the act of putting a person into a non-elective position

• a meeting arranged in advance

• (usually in the plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel)

• a person who is appointed to a job or position

• the job to which you are (or hope to be) appointed

• (law) the act of disposing of property by virtue of the power of appointment

• a group of machine parts that fit together to form a self-contained unit

• the act of constructing something (as a piece of machinery)

• a public facility to meet for open discussion

• a group of persons who are gathered together for a common purpose

• a unit consisting of components that have been fitted together

• the social act of assembling

• a minor short-term fight

• a casual or unexpected convergence

• a casual meeting with a person or thing

• a hostile disagreement face-to-face

• come together

• come upon, as if by accident; meet with

• be beset by

• experience as a reaction

• contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle

• a group of persons together in one place

• the social act of assembling

• the act of gathering something

• sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching

• a formally arranged gathering

• a small informal social gathering

• a casual or unexpected convergence

• the social act of assembling for some common purpose

• the act of joining together as one

• a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers)