Associations to the word «Collecting»

Wiktionary

COLLECTING, noun. A hobby including seeking, locating, acquiring, organizing, cataloging, displaying, storing, and maintaining whatever items are of interest to the individual collector.
COLLECTING, verb. Present participle of collect
COLLECTING SOCIETIES, noun. Plural of collecting society
COLLECTING SOCIETY, noun. A body with the authority to license copyrighted works and collect royalties on behalf of its members.

Dictionary definition

COLLECTING, noun. The act of gathering something together.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley