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Meaning
Verb
●
To
collect
what is
left behind
(grain,
grapes
, etc.) after the main
harvest
or gathering.
●
To
gather
what is
left
in (a
field
or vineyard).
●
To
gather
information in small
amounts
, with
implied
difficulty
,
bit
by
bit
.
●
To
frugally
accumulate
resources from low-yield contexts.
Noun
●
A
collection
made by gleaning.
●
cleaning; afterbirth
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Origin
glean
English
glenen
Middle English (1100-1500)
glener
Anglo-Norman
gleno
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Lease
Learn
Wring
Extract
Gather
Related
Infer
Discern
Deduce
Derive
Extrapolate
Gain
Decipher
Garner
Ascertain
Obtain
Uncover
Collect
Acquire
Surmise
Elicit
Reap
Generate
Find
Extract
Capture
Draw
Retrieve
Reveal
Receive
Discover
Solicit
Grasp
Fetch
Give
Convey
Share
Conclude
Earn
Access
Impart
Interpret
Attain
Understand
Collate
Unearth
Harvest
Retain
Deliver
Identify
Dredge Up
Pick Up
Conjure Up
Take Away
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Rhymes
Gene
Keen
Dean
Peen
Mien
Mean
Seen
Teen
Zine
Been
Ween
Dene
Lean
Bean
Wean
Jean
Jean
Yeen
Green
Scene
Skeen
Bleen
Tween
Clean
Rhyne
Glean
Queen
Preen
Irene
Sheen
Spean
Sheen
Stean
Demean
Beseen
Marine
'Tween
Spleen
Ravine
Unseen
Tajine
Bemean
Careen
Dudeen
Eugene
Sphene
Screen
Serene
Poteen
Scalene
Quinine
Shebeen
Emesene
Canteen
Demesne
Stettin
Cuisine
Obscene
Terrene
Apamene
Sardine
Engreen
Umpteen
Unclean
Machine
Fifteen
Joaquin
Sixteen
Thirteen
Fourteen
Magazine
Gasoline
Crudzine
Nineteen
Pristine
Eighteen
Submarine
Intervene
Palmyrene
Seventeen
Spodumene
Damascene
Christine
Letterzine
Smithereen
Antiochene
Aquamarine
Ultramarine
Indoleamine
Chocolatine
Internecine
Red Bean
Enigma Machine
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