1. the social act of assembling; "they demanded the right of assembly"
2. a system of components assembled together for a particular purpose
3. several things grouped together or considered as a whole
4. a group of persons together in one place

Similar Words: assembly, gathering, hookup, collection, aggregation, accumulation

 

Hyponyms: mobilization, mobilisation, convocation, calling together, meeting, coming together, congregation, congregating, convention, convening, concentration, procession, pharmacopoeia, string, wardrobe, weaponry, arms, implements of war, weapons system, munition, population, universe, armamentarium, art collection, backlog, battery, block, book, rule book, bottle collection, bunch, lot, caboodle, coin collection, collage, content, ensemble, tout ensemble, corpus, crop, tenantry, findings, pack, hand, deal, long suit, stamp collection, statuary, sum, summation, sum total, agglomeration, gimmickry, nuclear club, pile, heap, mound, cumulus, mass, combination, hit parade, Judaica, kludge, library, program library, subroutine library, mythology, Nag Hammadi, Nag Hammadi Library, biota, biology, fauna, petting zoo, set, Victoriana, class, category, family, job lot, package, bundle, packet, parcel, defense, defence, defense team, defense lawyers, prosecution, planting, signage, generally accepted accounting practices, GAAP, pantheon, Free World, Third World, Europe, Asia, North America, Central America, South America, Oort cloud, galaxy, extragalactic nebula, fleet, repertoire, repertory, assortment, mixture, mixed bag, miscellany, miscellanea, variety, salmagundi, smorgasbord, potpourri, motley, batch, clutch, rogue's gallery, exhibition, exposition, expo, convoy, traffic, aviation, air power, vegetation, flora, law, jurisprudence, menagerie, data, information, ana, mail, post, treasure, treasure trove, troponymy, troponomy, smithereens, Wise Men, Magi, French West Indies, body, building, carload, contingent, floor, pair, room, trio, threesome, triad, trinity, turnout, quartet, quartette, foursome, quintet, quintette, fivesome, sextet, sextette, sixsome, septet, septette, sevensome, octet, octette, eightsome, assembly, crowd, multitude, throng, concourse, audience, community, municipality, cast, cast of characters, dramatis personae, form, grade, year, social gathering, social affair, crew, gang, covey, quorum, rally, mass meeting, commune, fair, bevy, cortege, retinue, suite, entourage, camp, muster, rap group, rave-up, table, wine tasting

 

Derivational Morphology: assemble, gather, get together, meet, forgather, foregather, piece, put together, set up, tack, tack together, hook up, roll up, collect, accumulate, pile up, amass, compile, hoard