glean
To collect (fruit, grain, or other produce) from a field, an orchard, etc., after the main gathering or harvest.
To collect fruit, grain, or other produce from (a field, an orchard, etc.), after the main gathering or harvest.
To gather (something, now chiefly something intangible such as experience or information) in small amounts over a period of time, often with some difficulty; to scrape together.
To take away (someone's) possessions; to strip (someone) bare.
Of an animal, especially a bat or a bird: to feed by picking up or plucking (prey, mainly arthropods such as insects) from various places.
To collect or gather (things) into one mass.
To cut off (straggling soldiers separated from their units) during a conflict; to isolate.
To collect fruit, grain, or other produce after the main gathering or harvest.
Of an animal, especially a bat or a bird: to feed by picking up or plucking prey, mainly arthropods such as insects, from various places.
Sound Patterns & Rhymes
Alliteration
Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
Assonance
Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing