Useful english dictionary. 2012.
col|lect´ed|ness — col|lect|ed «kuh LEHK tihd», adjective. 1. brought together; gathered together: »the author s collected works. SYNONYM(S): assembled, accumulated. 2. Figurative. not confused or disturbed; under control; calm: »The doctor was the most collected… … Useful english dictionary
col|lect´ed|ly — col|lect|ed «kuh LEHK tihd», adjective. 1. brought together; gathered together: »the author s collected works. SYNONYM(S): assembled, accumulated. 2. Figurative. not confused or disturbed; under control; calm: »The doctor was the most collected… … Useful english dictionary
col|lect|ed — «kuh LEHK tihd», adjective. 1. brought together; gathered together: »the author s collected works. SYNONYM(S): assembled, accumulated. 2. Figurative. not confused or disturbed; under control; calm: »The doctor was the most collected person at the … Useful english dictionary
col|lect|ing plate — col|lect|ing box or col|lect|ing plate «kuh LEHK tihng», = collection box. (Cf. ↑collection box) … Useful english dictionary
col|lect|ing box — or col|lect|ing plate «kuh LEHK tihng», = collection box. (Cf. ↑collection box) … Useful english dictionary
col|lect´a|ble — col|lect1 «kuh LEHKT», verb, adverb, adjective. –v.t. 1. to bring together; gather together: »We collected sticks of wood to make a fire. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under gather. (Cf. ↑gather) 2. to gather together for a set: »Most boys collect stamps… … Useful english dictionary
col|lect — col|lect1 «kuh LEHKT», verb, adverb, adjective. –v.t. 1. to bring together; gather together: »We collected sticks of wood to make a fire. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under gather. (Cf. ↑gather) 2. to gather together for a set: »Most boys collect stamps… … Useful english dictionary
col|lect|i|bil|i|ty — «kuh LEHK tuh BIHL uh tee», noun. the state of being collectible: »The group said its collection index recorded a new high this month in the collectibility of overdue consumer debts (Wall Street Journal) … Useful english dictionary
col|lect|i|ble — «kuh LEHK tuh buhl», adjective, noun. –adj. that can be collected. –n. an object of popular culture that has become rare and unusual enough to be a collector s item: »Chopping boards and a host of other old time kitchen utensils and accessories… … Useful english dictionary
re-col|lect — rec|ol|lect «REHK uh LEHKT», transitive verb. 1. to call back to mind; remember: »I know why I began the Memoir. It was an experiment to see how much I could really recollect if I once began to try (William De Morgan). SYNONYM(S): See syn. under… … Useful english dictionary
