Associations to the word «Glean»

Wiktionary

GLEAN, verb. To collect (grain, grapes, etc.) left behind after the main harvest or gathering.
GLEAN, verb. To gather what is left in (a field or vineyard).
GLEAN, verb. To gather information in small amounts, with implied difficulty, bit by bit.
GLEAN, verb. To frugally accumulate resources from low-yield contexts.
GLEAN, noun. A collection made by gleaning.
GLEAN, noun. (obsolete) cleaning; afterbirth

Dictionary definition

GLEAN, verb. Gather, as of natural products; "harvest the grapes".

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras