Gather
Gather verb - To gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass.
Usage example: the newspapers that had been allowed to gather on the front doorstep told thieves that the family was away on vacation
Mass is a synonym for gather in collect topic. In some cases you can use "Mass" instead a verb "Gather", when it comes to topics like congregate, harvest, cluster together, come or bring together.
Mass
Mass verb - To gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass.
Usage example: clouds massing on the western side of the mountain range
Gather is a synonym for mass in accumulate topic. Sometimes you can use "Gather" instead a verb "Mass".
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A Bussard Ramscoop, likewise, doesn't carry it's reaction mass with it, but it still has to gather reaction mass from the interstellar medium.
Source: Reactionless Drive - His age is the subject of mass guessing by Horizon analysts who broke into JackPoint to gather information on him.
Source: Characters / Shadowrun - The research they gather eventually allows them to mass-produce a slightly improved version of the Driver as well as creating a superior model, the Genesis Driver.
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