Definition of collecting

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Collecting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Collec.

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Aeroscope :: Aeroscope (n.) An apparatus designed for collecting spores, germs, bacteria, etc., suspended in the air..
Bird Fancier :: Bird fancier () One who takes pleasure in rearing or collecting rare or curious birds.
Agist :: Agist (v. t.) To take to graze or pasture, at a certain sum; -- used originally of the feeding of cattle in the king's forests, and collecting the money for the same..
Recollection :: Recollection (n.) The act or practice of collecting or concentrating the mind; concentration; self-control.
Rake :: Rake (v. t.) To pass a rake over; to scrape or scratch with a rake for the purpose of collecting and clearing off something, or for stirring up the soil; as, to rake a lawn; to rake a flower bed..
Levy :: Levy (n.) The act of levying or collecting by authority; as, the levy of troops, taxes, etc..
Recollection :: Recollection (n.) The act of recollecting, or recalling to the memory; the operation by which objects are recalled to the memory, or ideas revived in the mind; reminiscence; remembrance..
Levy :: Levy (n.) The taking or seizure of property on executions to satisfy judgments, or on warrants for the collection of taxes; a collecting by execution..
Hayrake :: Hayrake (n.) A rake for collecting hay; especially, a large rake drawn by a horse or horses..
Vasculum :: Vasculum (n.) A tin box, commonly cylindrical or flattened, used in collecting plants..
Hacker :: Hacker (n.) One who, or that which, hacks. Specifically: A cutting instrument for making notches; esp., one used for notching pine trees in collecting turpentine; a hack..
Agglomeration :: Agglomeration (n.) The act or process of collecting in a mass; a heaping together.
Gather :: Gather (v. t.) To accumulate by collecting and saving little by little; to amass; to gain; to heap up.
Ingathering :: Ingathering (n.) The act or business of gathering or collecting anything; especially, the gathering of the fruits of the earth; harvest..
Collecting :: Collecting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Collec.
Collection :: Collection (n.) The act or process of collecting or of gathering; as, the collection of specimens..
Rake :: Rake (n.) An implement consisting of a headpiece having teeth, and a long handle at right angles to it, -- used for collecting hay, or other light things which are spread over a large surface, or for breaking and smoothing the earth..
Hydropneumatic :: Hydropneumatic (a.) Pertaining to, or depending upon, both liquid and gaseous substances; as, hydropneumatic apparatus for collecting gases over water or other liquids..
Muck :: Muck (a.) Like muck; mucky; also, used in collecting or distributing muck; as, a muck fork..
Mineralize :: Mineralize (v. i.) To go on an excursion for observing and collecting minerals; to mineralogize.
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