The meaning of Assemblages

noun

The acquisition or gradual gathering of something.

Usage examples:

The accumulation of wealth

noun

The formation of a number of things into a cluster.

Usage examples:

A single dose of aspirin irreversibly inhibits the normal aggregation of platelets

prefix

Variant spelling of ad- assimilated before r (as in arrive, arrogate ).

suffix

(forming adjectives) of the kind specified; relating to.

Usage examples:

Lunar

suffix

Forming nouns such as pillar.

noun

The action, process, or result of arranging or being arranged.

Usage examples:

The arrangement of the furniture in the room

noun

A plan for how the parts of a piece of music can be played by a particular instrument or instruments

Usage examples:

An arrangement for trumpet and cello, a flower arrangement, she had an arrangement to work at home …

noun

A plan or preparation for how something will happen

Usage examples:

Make an arrangement there wasn't enough time for him to make alternative arrangements., arrangement…

noun

A miscellaneous collection of things or people.

Usage examples:

The room was filled with an assortment of clothes

noun

A mixture or combination of different types

Usage examples:

"that’s dancing!" contains an assortment of musical numbers from famous hollywood films.

noun

A quantity or consignment of goods produced at one time.

Usage examples:

A batch of bread

verb

Arrange (things) in sets or groups.

Usage examples:

I had nothing to do but batch the reports

noun

A group of similar things or people positioned or occurring closely together.

Usage examples:

Clusters of creamy-white flowers

verb

Form a cluster or clusters.

Usage examples:

The children clustered round her skirts

verb

To form or gather together

Usage examples:

All his grandchildren clustered around him., dense clusters of delicate pink blossoms, this section…

noun

The action or process of collecting someone or something.

Usage examples:

The collection of data

noun

Money that people give for a special purpose, a person in need, or an organization

Usage examples:

We’re taking (up) a collection for his retirement gift (= getting money from people who want to giv…

noun

The act or job of taking something away from a place

Usage examples:

We will inform you when your goods are ready for collection., refuse/waste collection which public …

noun

A joining or merging of different parts or qualities in which the component elements are individually distinct.

Usage examples:

A magnificent combination of drama, dance, and music

noun

A mixture obtained when two or more things are combined

Usage examples:

[ c ] green is a combination of blue and yellow., [ c ] a combination of tiredness and boredom made…

noun

A result of two or more things joining together

Usage examples:

A combination of sth and sth a combination of economic slowdown and tax cuts is having a drastic ef…

noun

A number of different things, parts or items that are grouped together; collection.

Usage examples:

A loose conglomeration of pieces

noun

A large group or mass of different things gathered together

Usage examples:

The dish is a wonderful conglomeration of sausage, chicken, seafood, and rice.

noun

An assembly or meeting, especially one held for a specific purpose.

Usage examples:

A family gathering

verb

Come together; assemble or accumulate.

Usage examples:

As soon as a crowd gathered, the police came

noun

A meeting of people coming together in a group

Usage examples:

We’re having a little social gathering tonight and hope you can come.

noun

A number of people or things that are located, gathered, or classed together.

Usage examples:

A group of boys approached

verb

Put in a group or groups.

Usage examples:

Three chairs were grouped around a table

noun

A number of people or things that are together or considered as a unit

Usage examples:

A group of trees, i’m meeting a group of friends for dinner., a rock/soul group, she grouped the ch…

noun

A set of associated people acting together, especially within a larger organization.

Usage examples:

A grouping of trade union leaders

verb

Put in a group or groups.

Usage examples:

Three chairs were grouped around a table

noun

Several people or things when they have been arranged into a group or are being considered as a group

Usage examples:

Political groupings

noun

An untidy collection or pile of things.

Usage examples:

The books were in a chaotic jumble

verb

Mix up in a confused or untidy way.

Usage examples:

A drawer full of letters jumbled together

noun

A confused mixture or mass of things

Usage examples:

A jumble of papers on the desk, the events of the last few weeks are all jumbled up in my mind.

noun

A large body of matter with no definite shape.

Usage examples:

The sun broke out from behind a mass of clouds

adjective

Involving or affecting large numbers of people or things.

Usage examples:

The film has mass appeal

verb

Assemble or cause to assemble into a single body or mass.

Usage examples:

Both countries began massing troops in the region

noun

A varied mixture of people or things.

Usage examples:

An interesting medley of flavours

adjective

Mixed; motley.

Usage examples:

A medley range of vague and variable impressions

verb

Make a medley of; intermix.

Usage examples:

The medlied establishments of the native chiefs

noun

An arithmetical value, expressed by a word, symbol, or figure, representing a particular quantity and used in counting and making calculations.

Usage examples:

Think of a number from one to ten and multiply it by three

verb

Amount to (a specified figure or quantity); comprise.

Usage examples:

The demonstrators numbered more than 5,000

noun

A unit or its symbol that forms part of a system of counting and calculating, and that represents an amount or position in a series

Usage examples:

You can write numbers in words, such as six, seven, and eight, or with symbols, such as 6, 7, and 8…

noun

A flat buoyant structure of timber or other materials fastened together, used as a boat or floating platform.

Usage examples:

As kids, we were always on the water in canoes or rowboats or homemade rafts.

verb

Travel on or as if on a raft.

Usage examples:

I have rafted along the rio grande

noun

A large amount of something.

Usage examples:

a raft of new policy promises

noun

The action or fact of carefully choosing someone or something as being the best or most suitable.

Usage examples:

Such men decided the selection of candidates

noun

The act of choosing, or the person or thing chosen

Usage examples:

[ c ] they performed a mix of old hits and selections from their new cd., [ c ] that bookstore has …

noun

The process of choosing someone or something from a group of people or things after careful thought

Usage examples:

The selection of sth/sb it is alleged that he tried to improperly influence the selection of a part…

noun

A number of events, objects, or people of a similar or related kind coming one after another.

Usage examples:

The explosion was the latest in a series of accidents

noun

A number of similar or related events or things, one following another

Usage examples:

A series of scandals over the past year has not helped public confidence in the administration.

noun

A number of similar or related events or things, one following another

Usage examples:

A series of events/interviews/meetings, a series of articles/books/studies this is the first of a s…