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   harvest

   /ˈhɑːvɪst/

   noun

   • 1. the process or period of gathering in crops: "farmers work longer hours during the harvest" Similar gathering in of the cropsharvestingharvest timeharvest homereapingpickingcollectingrare:garneringingatheringgleaningculling
   • ▪ the season's yield or crop: "a poor harvest" Similar yieldcropvintageyear's growthfruitsproduce
   • ▪ a quantity of animals caught or killed for human use: "a limited harvest of wild mink"
   • ▪ the product or result of an action: "in terms of science, Apollo yielded a meagre harvest" Similar returnresultfruitsproducteffectconsequenceoutput

   verb

   • 1. gather (a crop) as a harvest: "after harvesting, most of the crop is stored in large buildings" Similar gather ingatherbring intake inreappickcollectrare:garneringathergleancull
   • ▪ catch or kill (animals) for human consumption: "the quantity of squid harvested has risen"
   • ▪ remove (cells, tissue, or an organ) from a person or animal for experiment or transplant.
   • ▪ collect or obtain (a resource) for future use: "the research teams are leading the way in identifying new ways of harvesting the sun's energy"

   Word Origin Old Englishhærfest ‘autumn’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch herfst and German Herbst, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin carpere ‘pluck’ and Greek karpos ‘fruit’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. harvestable adjective

   Scrabble Points: 13

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHARVEST | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   to take or collect a useful substance, for example water or a chemical element, from somewhere so that it can be used: Hydrogen and oxygen could be harvested from the frozen water reserves. We use harvested rainwater for most of our cooking. More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. harvest verb (BODY PARTS) [ T ]

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › harvestHarvest Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   1. : the season for gathering in agricultural crops. the beginning of the harvest. 2. : the act or process of gathering in a crop. assisting neighbors in their harvest. 3. a. : a mature crop (as of grain or fruit) : yield. bountiful harvests. : the quantity of a natural product gathered in a single season. the salmon harvest. timber harvests. 4.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › harvestHARVEST Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   the extraction of an organ or tissue from a body for the purpose of transplant or scientific research: The new method could improve the harvest of stem cells from umbilical cord blood. the result or consequence of any act, process, or event: The journey yielded a harvest of wonderful memories.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishHARVEST definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   A harvest is the crop that is gathered in. ...a bumper potato harvest. Millions of people are threatened with starvation as a result of drought and poor harvests. Synonyms: crop, yield, year's growth, produce More Synonyms of harvest. 3. verb. When you harvest a crop, you gather it in. Many farmers are refusing to harvest the cane. [VERB noun]

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishharvest noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of harvest noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › harvestHarvest - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   As a noun, harvest means the time of year when crops are ripe and ready to be gathered. The picked crop is also called a harvest: a bumper crop is a plentiful harvest, and a poor harvest is when things didn’t grow as well as expected. As a verb, to harvest something is to gather, trap, or cull it.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › harvestHarvest - definition of harvest by The Free Dictionary

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   n. 1. The act or process of gathering a crop. 2. a. The crop that ripens or is gathered in a season. b. The amount or measure of the crop gathered in a season. c. The time or season of such gathering. 3. The result or consequence of an action: stuck with the harvest of a predecessor's decisions. v. har·vest·ed, har·vest·ing, har·vests. v.tr. 1. a.