sleeve

Speech parts

1. sleeve - Noun

2. sleeve - Verb

Meaning

See Sleave, untwisted thread.

The part of a garment which covers the arm; as, the sleeve of a coat or a gown.

A tubular part made to cover, sustain, or steady another part, or to form a connection between two parts.

A long bushing or thimble, as in the nave of a wheel.

A short piece of pipe used for covering a joint, or forming a joint between the ends of two other pipes.

To furnish with sleeves; to put sleeves into; as, to sleeve a coat.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

arm case bushing cover envelope cuff wrapper protective cover bush collet blazer chemise jacket thimble gauntlet
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Antonyms

core screen dispute contest ease neutralize
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Hypernyms

case cloth covering

Hyponyms

jacket olive shirtsleeve long sleeve dolman sleeve raglan sleeve

Phrases with the word

ace up one's sleeve Hippocrates' sleeve wear one's heart on one's sleeve laugh in one's sleeve laugh up one's sleeve wear heart on sleeve

Derivatives

sleeved sleeving

Anagrams

levees

Examples

To wear your heart on your sleeve isn't a very good plan; you should wear it inside, where it functions best. Margaret Thatcher

Yes, I have tricks in my pocket, I have things up my sleeve. But I am the opposite of a stage magician. He gives you illusion that has the appearance of truth. I give you truth in the pleasant disguise of illusion. Tennessee Williams

I will wear my heart upon my sleeve for daws to peck at. William Shakespeare

An old man with a torn sleeve never dishonored anyone. Brazilian Proverb

Keep your broken arm inside your sleeve. Chinese Proverb

That sick man is not to be pitied who has his cure in his sleeve. English Proverb

Close letter words and terms

sleetiness sleetproof sleety sleeve bearing sleeve board sleeve garter