harvest
The process of gathering the ripened crop; harvesting.
Example
“The constant rain made the harvest a nightmare this year.”
Other meanings
The yield of harvesting, i.e., the gathered crops or fruits.
“This year's cotton harvest was great but the corn harvest was disastrous.”
The product or result of any exertion or course of action; reward or consequences.
“The surveillance mission yielded a healthy harvest of intel.”
Related words
- go-harvest
- harvest break
- harvest bug
- harvest doll
- harvest festival
- harvestfish
- harvest fish
- harvest fly
- harvest gold
- harvest-ready
- harvest goose
- harvest home
Word history
From Old English "hærfest" (autumn, harvest-time; August).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “harvest” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.