glean
glean / glēn/ • v. [tr.] extract (information) from various sources: the information is gleaned from press clippings. ∎ collect gradually and bit by bit: objects gleaned from local markets. ∎ hist. gather (leftover grain or other produce) after a harvest: [as n.] (gleaning) the conditions of farm workers in the 1890s made gleaning essential. DERIVATIVES: glean·er n.glean·ing n.
More From encyclopedia.com
Hindustan , Hindustan •Abadan, Abidjan, Amman, Antoine, Arne, Aswan, Avon, Azerbaijan, Baltistan, Baluchistan, Bantustan, barn, Bhutan, Dagestan, darn, dewan, Fa… Holstein , Holstein •airplane, terreplein •sailplane, tailplane •mainplane •seaplane, ski-plane •chilblain •biplane, triplane •warplane • towplane • Tamerlane •… Mahon , Mahon •Abadan, Abidjan, Amman, Antoine, Arne, Aswan, Avon, Azerbaijan, Baltistan, Baluchistan, Bantustan, barn, Bhutan, Dagestan, darn, dewan, Farne,… Huascaran , Huascarán •Abadan, Abidjan, Amman, Antoine, Arne, Aswan, Avon, Azerbaijan, Baltistan, Baluchistan, Bantustan, barn, Bhutan, Dagestan, darn, dewan, Fa… bereave , be·reave / biˈrēv/ • v. (be bereaved) be deprived of a loved one through a profound absence, esp. due to the loved one's death: the year after they h… extrovert , ex·tro·vert / ˈekstrəˌvərt/ (also ex·tra·vert) • n. an outgoing, overtly expressive person. ∎ Psychol. a person predominantly concerned with external…
You Might Also Like
NEARBY TERMS
glean