dustnoun
Defunct computers collect dust in basements.
A lot of the gifts that I get just collect dust, but I would never pass them on.
When the report is done it sits on the shelf collecting dust, and nothing is achieved in the end.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Collecting and amassing
accumulate
agglomerate
aggregation
amass
assemble
bunch
completist
compost
concentrate
concentration
cumulate
fundraise
fundraising
garner
harvest
rake something up
reassemble
reconcentrate
reconcentration
regather
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