Gathering and Inventory

Gathering

Gathering noun - A mass or quantity that has piled up or that has been gathered over a period of time.

Usage example: a great gathering of dust under the bed

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Inventory and gathering are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Inventory" instead a noun "Gathering".

Nearby Words: gather, gathered, gatherer

Inventory noun - The number of individuals or amount of something available at any given time.

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Gathering and inventory are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Gathering" instead a noun "Inventory".

full	full gathering	full inventory
typical	typical gathering	typical inventory
specific	specific gathering	specific inventory
complete	complete gathering	complete inventory
Other adjectives: separate, infinite, excess, single, small, actual, entire, large, social, military, larger.

Increased inventory space, bank space, and resource gathering tools (which save time, inventory space, and money) are the most notable bonuses.

Source: Video Game / Guild Wars 2
However, gathering a large number (probably around 10-20 or so) into your inventory then dropping the whole lot of them all at once sometimes resulted in one gigantic gem the size of a dagger.

Source: Treasure Is Bigger in Fiction
What makes it bad is that while the first half of the Fetch Quest is gathering key items, the second half requires you to collect ten queens, which are inventory items, and therefore the special forces will take them away if they get you before you get them back to Isabella.

Source: Fetch Quest

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