Things vs Gathering - What's the difference?
things | gathering |
One's clothes, furniture, luggage, or possessions collectively; stuff
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
As nouns the difference between things and gathering
is that things is while gathering is a meeting or get-together; a party or social function.As a verb gathering is
present continuous of gather; collecting or bringing together.things
English
(wikipedia things)Noun
(head)- Ole Golly just had indoor things and outdoor things.... She just had yards and yards of tweed which enveloped her like a lot of discarded blankets, which ballooned out when she walked, and which she referred to as her Things.'' —Louise Fitzhugh, ''Harriet the Spy (1964)
Synonyms
* stuffStatistics
*Anagrams
*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.