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harvest
has definitions from the fields of agriculture,economics,business
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[ verb ] (agriculture) gather, as of natural products
Examples "harvest the grapes" Used in print (Cordwainer Smith, "A Planet Named Shayol,"...)They did not have the wit to follow the stars in their courses , to exchange names with each other , to harvest the experience of each for the wisdom of all . |
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[ noun ] (economics,business,agriculture) the yield from plants in a single growing season
Synonyms Used in print (Randall Stewart, "A Little History, a Little Honesty: A...)Being a teacher of American literature , I remembered Whittier 's `` Massachusetts_to_Virginia '' , where he said : `` But that one dark loathsome burden ye must stagger with alone , And reap the bitter harvest which ye yourselves have sown '' . Related terms output root_crop fruitage catch_crop cash_crop cover_crop reap cultivate |
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[ noun ] (agriculture) the gathering of a ripened crop
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[ noun ] the consequence of an effort or activity
Examples "they gathered a harvest of examples" "a harvest of love" Related terms |
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[ verb ] remove from a culture or a living or dead body, as for the purposes of transplantation
Examples "The Chinese are said to harvest organs from executed criminals" Related terms |
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[ noun ] (agriculture) the season for gathering crops
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