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- [gluhv]
- /glʌv/
- /ɡlʌv/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [gluhv]
- /glʌv/
Definitions of gloves word
- noun gloves a covering for the hand made with a separate sheath for each finger and for the thumb. 1
- noun gloves boxing glove. 1
- noun gloves baseball glove. 1
- abbreviation GLOVES gauntlet1 . 1
- verb with object gloves to cover with or as if with a glove; provide with gloves. 1
- verb with object gloves to serve as a glove for. 1
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Origin of gloves
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English glōf; cognate with Old Norse glōfi
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Parts of speech for Gloves
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
gloves popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
gloves usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for gloves
noun gloves
- mitts — Baseball. a rounded glove with one internal section for the four fingers and another for the thumb and having the side next to the palm of the hand protected by a thick padding, used by catchers. a somewhat similar glove but with less padding and having sections for the thumb and one or two fingers, used by first basemen. Compare baseball glove.
- gages — Plural form of gage.
- gauntlets — Plural form of gauntlet.
verb gloves
- catches — Plural form of catch.
Top questions with gloves
- how to measure gloves size?
- how to measure for gloves?
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