Gathering vs Bevy - What's the difference?
gathering | bevy | Related terms |
A meeting or get-together; a party or social function.
A group of people or things.
((bookbinding)) A section, a group of bifolios, or sheets of paper, stacked together and folded in half.
A charitable contribution; a collection.
A tumor or boil suppurated or maturated; an abscess.
present continuous of gather; collecting or bringing together
A group of animals, in particular quail.
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A group of female humans. Used chiefly of schoolgirls.
Gathering is a related term of bevy.
As nouns the difference between gathering and bevy
is that gathering is a meeting or get-together; a party or social function while bevy is a group of animals, in particular quail.As a verb gathering
is present continuous of gather; collecting or bringing together.gathering
English
(wikipedia gathering)Etymology 1
From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)- I met her at a gathering of engineers and scientists.
- A gathering of fruit.
- This gathering machine forms the backbone of a bookbinding operation.
Etymology 2
From (etyl) (m), equivalent to .Verb
(head)- She enjoyed gathering wildflowers.
Derived terms
*bevy
English
Noun
(bevies)Fantasy of navigation, passage=Like most human activities, ballooning has sponsored heroes and hucksters and a good deal in between. For every dedicated scientist patiently recording atmospheric pressure and wind speed while shivering at high altitudes, there is a carnival barker with a bevy of pretty girls willing to dangle from a basket or parachute down to earth.}}