glean

/ɡliːn/verb
High School
1

To collect (fruit, grain, or other produce) from a field, an orchard, etc., after the main gathering or harvest.

2

To collect fruit, grain, or other produce from (a field, an orchard, etc.), after the main gathering or harvest.

3

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.

4

To take away (someone's) possessions; to strip (someone) bare.

5

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.

6

To collect or gather (things) into one mass.

7

To cut off (straggling soldiers separated from their units) during a conflict; to isolate.

8

To collect fruit, grain, or other produce after the main gathering or harvest.

9

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.

Thesaurus

Sound Patterns & Rhymes

Rhymes

Words that share the same ending sound pattern

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

Consonance

Words sharing similar consonant sound patterns — adds texture and cohesion to writing

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