har´vest|less

har´vest|less
har|vest «HAHR vihst», noun, verb.
–n.
1. a reaping and gathering in of grain and other food crops: »

A field of Ceres, ripe for harvest (Milton).

2. a) the time or season of the harvest, usually in the late summer or early autumn. b) Dialect. autumn.
3. one season's yield of any natural product; crop: »

The oyster harvest was small this year.

SYNONYM(S): yield, produce, fruit. See syn. under crop. (Cf. ↑crop)
4. Figurative. result; consequences: »

He is reaping the harvest of his mistakes.

5. the removal of skin, an organ, fluid, tissue, or other body part, for transplantation, testing, or research: »

With the…bone marrow harvest complete, one of the solid-tumor transplant beds opened up (New York Times).

–v.t.
1. to gather in and bring home for use: »

to harvest wheat.

2. to gather the crop from: »

And, side by side…Harvest the fields wherein they fought (John Greenleaf Whittier).

3. Figurative. to win or undergo as a result or consequence.
4. to cull out from various species of protected wildlife to prevent overcrowding and improve the breed.
–v.i.
to gather in crops.
╂[Old English hærfest]
–har´vest|a|ble, adjective.
–har´vest|er, noun.
–har´vest|less, adjective.

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  • har´vest|a|ble — har|vest «HAHR vihst», noun, verb. –n. 1. a reaping and gathering in of grain and other food crops: »A field of Ceres, ripe for harvest (Milton). 2. a) the time or season of the harvest, usually in the late summer or early autumn. b) Dialect.… …   Useful english dictionary

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