5 letter words starting with GLE

Glebe 1. Parts of Speech:

Noun

2. Definitions:

1. land attached to a parish church or ecclesiastical benefice and used to support it
2. an area of land in Scotland formerly devoted to the cultivation of wheat and now used for pasture or grass

3. Pronunciations:

• US: /ɡliːb/
• UK: /ɡliːb/

4. Origin and Usage:

The word glebe comes from the Old English word "gleba," which means "clod of earth." It originally referred to a piece of land that was set aside for the use of a priest or church. Later, it came to refer to any land that was set aside for a specific purpose, such as farming or grazing. Today, the term is most commonly used in Scotland to refer to an area of land that was formerly used for growing wheat and is now used for pasture or grass.

5. Synonyms:

None

6. Related Words:

• Beige
• Bleed
• Gleam
• Glean
• Grebe

7. Example Sentences:

1. The glebe was used to support the local church.
2. He bought a piece of glebe land to use as a pasture.
3. The glebe was once used for growing wheat.

Definition of Glean

Parts of Speech: verb

Definition: to gather information or material bit by bit or slowly and carefully; to collect leftover crops from a field after the main harvest

Pronunciations: US: /ɡlin/; UK: /ɡliːn/

Origin and Usage: The word "glean" comes from the Old French word "glener," which means "to glean." It was first used in English in the 14th century. Originally, it referred to the practice of collecting leftover crops from a field after the main harvest. Today, it is also used figuratively to describe the process of gathering information or material bit by bit or slowly and carefully.

Synonyms: collect, gather, accumulate, amass, harvest, reap

Related Words: clean, glean, angle, eagle, panel

Example Sentences:

• She would glean information about her coworkers by listening to their conversations.
• He spent hours gleaning the internet for information on the topic.
• After the main harvest, the farmers let the poor glean the fields for leftover crops.