Meaning
- (noun) An item of clothing other than a mitten, covering all or part of the hand and fingers, but usually allowing independent movement of the fingers. “I wore gloves to keep my hands warm.”
- (noun) A baseball mitt.
- (noun) The ability to catch a hit ball. “Frederico had a great glove, but he couldn't hit a curveball, so he never broke into the pros.”
- (noun) A condom.
- (noun) (with definite article) A challenge from one to another. “to throw down the glove, i.e. to offer a challenge; to take up the glove, to accept it”
- (verb) To catch the ball in a baseball mitt. “He gloved the line drive for the third out.”
- (verb) To put a glove or gloves on. “Maxwell gloved his hand so that he wouldn't leave fingerprints, then pulled the trigger.”
- (verb) To touch a delivery with one's glove while the gloved hand is on the bat. Under the rules of cricket, the batsman is deemed to have hit the ball.
Letter breakdown
- Gloves contains 6 letters: 2 vowel(s) and 4 consonant(s).
- It uses 6 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 2.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 10.
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Reader questions
What does Gloves mean?
An item of clothing other than a mitten, covering all or part of the hand and fingers, but usually allowing independent movement of the fingers.
How many letters are in Gloves?
Gloves has 6 letters.
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