collect : Idioms & Phrases

• noun the collection and study of money (and coins in particular)
  numismatology; coin collection; numismatics.
  

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• noun a telephone call that the receiving party is asked to pay for
  

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Re`-col*lect" transitive verb

Etymology

Pref. re- + collect.

Definitions

1. To collect again; to gather what has been scattered; as, to re-collect routed troops.

   God will one day raise the dead, re-collecting our scattered dust. Barrow.

Webster 1913

• adjective satellite in full control of your faculties
  self-possessed; equanimous; self-contained; collected; poised.
  
  • the witness remained collected throughout the cross-examination
  • perfectly poised and sure of himself
  • more self-contained and more dependable than many of the early frontiersmen
  • strong and self-possessed in the face of trouble

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• noun the collection and study of mollusc shells
  conchology.
  

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• noun the collection and study of postage stamps
  philately; stamp collection.
  

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• to recover from surprise, embarrassment, or fear; to regain self-control.

Webster 1913