English dictionary
harvest
/'h/A/rv/I/st/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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the yield from plants in a single growing season
Synonyms cropSource: WordNet 3.0
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the consequence of an effort or activity
ExamplesThey gathered a harvest of examples.
A harvest of love.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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the gathering of a ripened crop
Source: WordNet 3.0
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the season for gathering crops
Synonyms harvest timeSource: WordNet 3.0
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The gathering of a crop of any kind; the ingathering of the crops; also, the season of gathering grain and fruits, late summer or early autumn.
Source: webster1913
verb
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gather, as of natural products
ExamplesHarvest the grapes.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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remove from a culture or a living or dead body, as for the purposes of transplantation
ExamplesThe Chinese are said to harvest organs from executed criminals.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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To reap or gather, as any crop.
Source: webster1913