glove

Speech parts

1. glove - Noun

2. glove - Verb

Meaning

A cover for the hand, or for the hand and wrist, with a separate sheath for each finger. The latter characteristic distinguishes the glove from the mitten.

A boxing glove.

To cover with, or as with, a glove.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

mitt gauntlet baseball glove boxing glove baseball mitt gage manus muff corral mitten capture challenge arrest catch rally

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Antonyms

own free release easy ease deny

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Hypernyms

handwear baseball equipment hand wear boxing equipment

Hyponyms

gauntlet mitten gantlet kid glove batting glove metal glove

Phrases with the word

hand in glove hand and glove glove game no glove, no love work hand in glove no glove no love

Derivatives

gloved Gloving

Anagrams

vogle volge Vogel

Examples

A pure hand needs no glove to cover it. Nathaniel Hawthorne

As if the world and they were hand and glove. William Cowper

Responsible for wrapping the iron fist of authority in its velvet glove is Jane Axtell, head of the accountancy firm's Human Resources department. Alain de Botton

Supple as a glove. Dutch Proverb

I shall teach you to pipe into glove. Hungarian Proverb

A white glove often conceals a dirty hand. Latin Proverb

Close letter words and terms

glour glout glouting glove anesthesia glove box glove compartment