| accumulate |
to pile up, collect, or gather. [1/2 definitions] |
| album |
An album is something that looks like a book with empty pages. We use albums to keep pictures and other things we want to look at and keep safe. Most people use albums for photographs, but people who collect things such as stamps or coins use albums too. [1/2 definitions] |
| bunch |
to collect into a bunch; bundle. [1/4 definitions] |
| census |
an official count of the people who live in a country or other area. A census is also used to collect information about these people, such as their job, age, or sex. |
| c.o.d. |
abbreviation of "collect on delivery," or "cash on delivery." Ordering an item c.o.d. means that payment is not required until the goods arrive. |
| collect |
When you collect things, you bring them together in one place. [2 definitions] |
| compost |
If you compost things like food scraps or dead plants, you collect them and let them rot until they turn into soil, or nearly into soil. When you compost things, you have to mix them up sometimes so that they can get air. [1/2 definitions] |
| dew |
little drops of water that collect at night on grass, plants, and other cool surfaces. |
| drive |
A drive is an effort by a group of people to reach a goal, such as an effort to collect money for something. [1/10 definitions] |
| espionage |
the act of spying to collect information. |
| gather |
to collect from different sources; bring together. [2/5 definitions] |
| harvest |
When you harvest, you collect the ripe crops that you have been growing in your garden or fields. [1/5 definitions] |
| hoard |
to collect or save up as a hoard. [1/2 definitions] |
| levy |
to carry out the levy of; collect. [1/3 definitions] |
| pool1 |
to collect into a pool of liquid. [1/4 definitions] |
| rainwater |
Rainwater is water that has come just from rain. Sometimes people collect rainwater and use it for things like watering crops. |
| raise |
to gather; collect. [1/8 definitions] |
| rake1 |
to collect, move, or clear away using a rake. [1/4 definitions] |
| reservoir |
A reservoir is a natural lake or a lake made by people that is used to collect and keep water for human purposes such as drinking, washing, bathing, and growing plants. Towns and cities often have reservoirs for their water supply. |
| round up |
to bring together; collect. [1/2 definitions] |
| scrapbook |
a book with blank pages for saving things like photos, things from magazines or newspapers, dried flowers, birthday cards, valentines, or any other things that are fun to collect or are helpful for remembering things in your life. |