Word Finder - gatherings

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A meeting or get-together; a party or social function.

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I met her at a gathering of engineers and scientists.

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A group of people or things.

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A gathering of fruit.

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A section, a group of bifolios, or sheets of paper, stacked together and folded in half.

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This gathering machine forms the backbone of a bookbinding operation.

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A charitable contribution; a collection.

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A tumor or boil suppurated or maturated; an abscess.

Plan activities and family gatherings ahead of time, and avoid over-committing yourself.

This is where any parties or small gatherings are held.

Such gatherings were especially common during the great doctrinal controversies of the 4th century.

The weeks leading up to the holiday are a time of multiple parties and gatherings, with tables piled high with food.

These gatherings took place on the occasion of one of the great festivals of the year, in the town in which the king was then in residence.

Offering flexibility and choice, we cater for all business and meetings and gatherings, from a creative brainstorm to a major sales conference.

The Restaurant provides the ideal location for a romantic dinner, lunch with friends, private parties, or business gatherings.

Self help groups are essentially egalitarian and cooperative gatherings which put shared experience and personal stories at the heart of the group.

We are pleased to arrange small intimate gatherings to large weddings to suit your requirements.

Girls Christmas dresses come in a variety of colors and fabrics designed to make your little angel shine at holiday gatherings.

The peasantry preserve a grave and quiet demeanour, but they have their humble ideas of gaiety, and hold their gatherings on occasions of births or marriages.

The Quaker Act 1662 and the Conventicle Acts of 1664 and 1670, designed to enforce attendance at church, and inflicting severe penalties on those attending other religious gatherings, were responsible for the most severe persecution of all.

In time, however, the word council came to be restricted to oecumenical gatherings, while synod was applied to meetings of the eastern or western branches of the Church (the first council of Constantinople was originally a mere council or synod of the East), or to councils of the Reformed churches, e.g.

He was for some time tutor of his college; but the most characteristic reminiscence of his university life is the mention made by Anthony Wood that in the musical gatherings of the time "Thomas Ken of New College, a junior, would be sometimes among them, and sing his part."

There is a Carnegie library, and Forest Park, within the city limits, is a popular meeting place of conventions and summer gatherings, including the annual Ottawa Chautauqua Assembly.

He refrained from public preaching, but held conferences in St Mark's with large gatherings of his disciples, and defied the interdict on Christmas Day by publicly celebrating mass and heading a procession through the cloisters.

Summer sees the lotus (renge) convert wide expanses of lake and river into sheets of white and red blossoms; a comparatively flowerless interval ensues until, in October and November, the chrysanthemum arrives to furnish an excuse for fashionable gatherings.

He also excelled as a speaker, particularly at gatherings of an international character, for in addition to his native German he could speak English, French and Italian with fluency.

The Associations of North and South are distinct institutions, deliberating and determining matters pertaining to them in their separate quarterly gatherings.

There are also several large hotels and ten theatres (besides halls and auditoriums for concerts and public gatherings), the most notable being Springer music hall.

There is no evidence, however, which would justify us in crediting such gatherings with any substantial degree of local authority.

Such religious gatherings were no doubt common to all Teutonic peoples in early times, but it may be questioned whether among the eastern and northern tribes they were invested with all the powers ascribed to them by Tacitus.

In the earlier days of the agitation, he challenged the hostility which often mobbed the anti-slavery gatherings; in the later days he consulted with the political leaders, inspiring the patriotism of the North, and sedulously setting himself to create a public opinion which should confirm and ratify the emancipation proclamation whenever the president should issue it.

The kings futile activity led to ever more frequent gatherings of the Great Council, in which the theory of the constitution was gradually hammered out by countless debates between the sovereign and his subjects.

The year was broken by the spring feasts and moots, the great Althing meeting at midsummer, the marriage and arval gatherings after the summer, and the long yule feasts at midwinter.

Telling of stories was a recognized form of entertainment at all feasts and gatherings, and it was the necessity of the reciter which gradually worked them into a regular form, by which the memory was relieved and the artistic features of the story allowed to be more carefully elaborated.

The greater nobles could hold Protestant services in their houses; the lesser nobles could do the same, but only for gatherings of not more than thirty people.

Women and men assembled for deliberation in separate airechta or gatherings, and no man durst enter the women's airecht under pain of death.

It is a remarkable fact that these genera, comprizing a separate family Lumbricidae, when introduced into tropical and other countries, thrive abundantly and oust the indigenous forms. In gatherings of earthworms from various extra-European countries it is always found that if the collections have been made in cultivated ground and near the coast the worms are of European species; farther inland the native forms are met with.

Meanwhile, this existing process (rotating bi-monthly activist gatherings) that we seem to have spontaneously fallen into is very useful!

They cleared the thickly forested land, built log dwellings, made merry with Highland games at Johnson Hall gatherings with the friendly Mohawks.

At social gatherings she's always lurking on the edge of the proceedings looking slightly furtive.

From informal gatherings to roast dinner with the in-laws there's wine here to match.

The evening atmosphere is that of a dinner party, warm and convivial gatherings of guests and guides discussing the day's sightings.

Those who practice a religion are able to meet friends and take part in social gatherings without alcohol.

These hetairiae or clubs were forbidden (except in cities formally allied to Rome) by Trajan and other emperors, as being likely to be centres of disaffection; and on this ground Pliny forbade the agape of the Bithynian churches, Christianity not being a lawful religion licensed for such gatherings.

Bennett (Gatherings of a Naturalist in Australasia), " is by one of the hind legs; its powerful resistance and the sharpness of the spines will soon oblige the captor, attempting to seize it by any other part of the body, to relinquish his hold."

They are people who heard of his gatherings, contacted him, and said, "I want to come to your dinner party."

Meeting at large gatherings Julie and Boris looked on one another as the only souls who understood one another in a world of indifferent people.

Rumba rhythm group Secular music and dance performed at informal gatherings.

It is also a nice choice for large, co-ed gatherings.

Even smaller baby shower gatherings sometimes need an activity or two to break the ice.

With multiple leaves available for the tables, and additional storage in the buffet, you can host family gatherings with ease for years.

Large, wooden furniture is the best - think of long, farmhouse style kitchen tables and wooden chairs or benches that are perfect for gatherings of family and friends.

Instead, go for a round or oval table that is small enough for both individual meals and small gatherings of friends and family.

To make yourself stand out at all the upcoming holiday gatherings and festivities, you'll need to know how to apply party makeup.

This post is simple and quick to organize, making it perfect for impromptu family photos at large gatherings.

The holiday season brings with it gatherings, presents, memories, and cold weather, which is a good reason to break out the recipes for holiday beverages.

Is your brother the leader of family gatherings?

Some of the best layouts feature Super Bowl parties or gatherings at the local pub to cheer on your favorite team.