assembling
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (1)
- the act of gathering something togetherSynonyms: collectioncollectingaggregation
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Assemble \As*sem"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Assembled; p. pr. & vb. n. Assembling.] [F. assembler, fr. LL. assimulare to bring together to collect; L. ad + simul together; akin to similis like, Gr. ? at the same time, and E. same. Cf. Assimilate, Same.]
1.To collect into one place or body; to bring or call together; to convene; to congregate. [1913 Webster]
Thither he assembled all his train.— Milton.[1913 Webster]
All the men of Israel assembled themselves.— 1 Kings viii. 2.[1913 Webster]
2.To collect and put together the parts of; as, to assemble a bicycle, watch, gun, or other manufactured article. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]