Associations to the word «Glean»
Noun
- Foliage
- Reaper
- Arthropod
- Harvest
- Invertebrate
- Insight
- Forage
- Particular
- Insect
- Information
- Barley
- Eats
- Ecology
- Naomi
- Scrap
- Feeding
- Prey
- Perch
- Vegetation
- Knowledge
- Verne
- Caterpillar
- Tiding
- Nectar
- Ruth
- Gossip
- Snatch
- Informant
- Diet
- Hint
- Fields
- Pluck
- Canopy
- Chronicler
- Grain
- Malwa
- Conversation
- Sickle
- Clue
- Litter
- Bark
- Urn
- Twig
- Detail
- Observation
- Warbler
- Intelligence
- Ul
- Wheat
- Indication
- Gather
- Data
- Corn
- Spider
- Fathom
- Evidence
- Understanding
- Datum
- Reader
- Beetle
- Source
- Wisdom
- Fancy
- Epic
- Feed
- Anecdote
- Extract
- Ers
- Fact
- Lore
- Vocabulary
- Leaf
- Joanna
- Record
- Commentary
- Ancient
Adjective
Wiktionary
GLEAN, verb. To collect (grain, grapes, etc.) left behind after the main harvest or gathering.
GLEAN, verb. To gather what is left in (a field or vineyard).
GLEAN, verb. To gather information in small amounts, with implied difficulty, bit by bit.
GLEAN, verb. To frugally accumulate resources from low-yield contexts.
GLEAN, noun. A collection made by gleaning.
GLEAN, noun. (obsolete) cleaning; afterbirth
Dictionary definition
GLEAN, verb. Gather, as of natural products; "harvest the grapes".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.