Collection and Item

Collection

Collection noun - A number of things considered as a unit.
Usage example: the historic village boasts an interesting collection of gift shops and antique stores

Item is an antonym for collection.

Item

Item noun - A separate part in a list, account, or series.

Collection is an antonym for item.

Nearby Words: itemize, itemise, itemised

How words are described

precious precious collection precious item
good good collection good item
valuable valuable collection valuable item
expensive expensive collection expensive item
Other adjectives: rare, nice, special, best, similar, certain, original, single, small, powerful, large, personal, secret, new, unique, random, basic, different, available.

Both words in one sentence

  • Video Game / Knights in the Nightmare Character Portrait: Every single knight has a unique one, other than Red Shirt ones (AKA Nameless) that are in cutscenes or in item/XP collection optional stages who have generic portraits.
  • Item Crafting Runescape has a broad item creation system which runs right from raw-material collection up, and can be used to create just about everything in the game.
    Source: Item Crafting
  • Video Game / Something Collection Sidequest: Something and Something Else have sidequests where you collect 75 of the item required and the gatekeeper allows passage.
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