gathering
/ˈɡæ.ðə.ɹɪŋ/
A meeting or get-together; a party or social function.
I met her at a gathering of engineers and scientists.
A group of people or things.
A gathering of fruit.
A section, a group of bifolios, or sheets of paper, stacked together and folded in half.
This gathering machine forms the backbone of a bookbinding operation.
A charitable contribution; a collection.
A tumor or boil suppurated or maturated; an abscess.