gathers

Noun

• sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching
• the act of gathering something
• plural of gather

Verb

• assemble or get together
• collect in one place
• collect or gather
• conclude from evidence
• draw together into folds or puckers
• get people together
• draw and bring closer
• look for (food) in nature
• increase or develop
  • "the car gathers speed"
• third-person singular simple present indicative of gather

Synonyms

accumulate, amass, assemble, collect, conglomerate, cumulate, foregather, forgather, gain, garner, gather, gathering, get together, meet, pile up, pucker, pull together, tuck

Antonyms

spread