crew vs gathering

crew

noun
  • A set of individuals lumped together by the speaker. 

  • The sport of competitive rowing. 

  • A rowing team manning a single shell. 

  • A pen for livestock such as chickens or pigs 

  • A close group of friends. 

  • A group of people (often staff) manning and operating a large facility or piece of equipment such as a factory, ship, boat, airplane, or spacecraft. 

  • A group of Rovers. 

  • A member of the crew of a vessel or plant. 

  • The group of workers on a dramatic production who are not part of the cast. 

  • A member of a ship's company who is not an officer. 

  • A hip-hop or b-boying group. 

  • The Manx shearwater. 

  • A group of people working together on a task. 

  • A worker on a dramatic production who is not part of the cast. 

verb
  • To do the proper work of a sailor 

  • To supply workers or sailors for a crew 

  • To be a member of a work or production crew 

  • To take on, recruit (new) crew 

  • To be a member of a vessel's crew 

gathering

noun
  • A group of people or things. 

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

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

  • The collection of produce, items, goods, etc.; the practice of collecting food from nature. 

  • A tumor or boil suppurated or maturated; an abscess. 

  • A charitable contribution; a collection. 

adj
  • That gathers together. 

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