Definition of collection

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Collection (n.) An accumulation of any substance.

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Miscellaneous :: Miscellaneous (a.) Mixed; mingled; consisting of several things; of diverse sorts; promiscuous; heterogeneous; as, a miscellaneous collection..
Olio :: Olio (n.) A collection of miscellaneous pieces.
Polygraph :: Polygraph (n.) In bibliography, a collection of different works, either by one or several authors..
Marble :: Marble (n.) A thing made of, or resembling, marble, as a work of art, or record, in marble; or, in the plural, a collection of such works; as, the Arundel or Arundelian marbles; the Elgin marbles..
Assortment :: Assortment (n.) A collection or quantity of things distributed into kinds or sorts; a number of things assorted.
Factory :: Factory (n.) A building, or collection of buildings, appropriated to the manufacture of goods; the place where workmen are employed in fabricating goods, wares, or utensils; a manufactory; as, a cotton factory..
Jumble :: "Jumble (n.) A confused mixture; a mass or collection without order; as, a jumble of words..
Multitude :: Multitude (n.) A great number of persons collected together; a numerous collection of persons; a crowd; an assembly.
Suilline :: Suillage (n.) A drain or collection of filth.
Phraseology :: Phraseology (n.) A collection of phrases; a phrase book.
Heap :: Heap (n.) A pile or mass; a collection of things laid in a body, or thrown together so as to form an elevation; as, a heap of earth or stones..
Stooked :: Stook (n.) A small collection of sheaves set up in the field; a shock; in England, twelve sheaves..
Plumassary :: Plumassary (n.) A plume or collection of ornamental feathers.
Whiteboy :: Whiteboy (a.) One of an association of poor Roman catholics which arose in Ireland about 1760, ostensibly to resist the collection of tithes, the members of which were so called from the white shirts they wore in their nocturnal raids..
Statue :: Statuary (n.) A collection of statues; statues, collectively..
Library :: Library (n.) A considerable collection of books kept for use, and not as merchandise; as, a private library; a public library..
Exchequer :: Exchequer (n.) The department of state having charge of the collection and management of the royal revenue. [Eng.] Hence, the treasury; and, colloquially, pecuniary possessions in general; as, the company's exchequer is low..
Exhibit :: Exhibit (n.) Any article, or collection of articles, displayed to view, as in an industrial exhibition; a display; as, this exhibit was marked A; the English exhibit..
Bullary :: Bullary (n.) A collection of papal bulls.
Cream :: Cream (n.) The best or choicest part of a thing; the quintessence; as, the cream of a jest or story; the cream of a collection of books or pictures..
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