Unscramble collects

Definition of collect

adjective:

• payable by the recipient on delivery; "a collect call", "the letter came collect", "a COD parcel". Synonyms: cod.

adverb:

• make a telephone call or mail a package so that the recipient pays; "call collect", "send a package collect".

noun:

• a short prayer generally preceding the lesson in the Church of Rome or the Church of England.

verb:

• get or gather together; "I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife", "She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis", "She rolled up a small fortune". Synonyms: accumulate, amass, compile, hoard, pile up, roll up.
• call for and obtain payment of; "we collected over a million dollars in outstanding debts", "he collected the rent". Synonyms: take in.
• assemble or get together; "gather some stones", "pull your thoughts together". Synonyms: garner, gather, pull together. Antonyms: spread.
• get or bring together; "accumulate evidence". Synonyms: pull in.
• gather or collect; "You can get the results on Monday", "She picked up the children at the day care center", "They pick up our trash twice a week". Synonyms: call for, gather up, pick up.

Related words

archive, bale, birdnest, catch, chunk, clam, club, corral, cull, farm, fund, glean, harvest, hive, lump, marshal, mobilise, mobilize, muster, nest, nut, oyster, pearl, pick, pluck, raise, rake, rally, reap, salvage, scavenge, scrape, scratch, shock, snail, sponge, summon.

Words nearby

collet.

Rhymes with

affect, brecht, checked, confect, connect, correct, defect, deflect, deject, detect, direct, direct, direct, disaffect, disconnect, disinfect, disrespect, dissect, effect, effect.