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Synonyms for glove

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    An item of clothing, 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.

Forms

Plural
gloves → mitts, gauntlets, handgloves, handshoes…

Example sentences

  • mitt Are you a supporter of Mitt Romney or Barack Obama?
  • gauntlet We had to run the gauntlet of entrenched defenders.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
gloverising
mittrising
gauntletrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
mitt1
7 letters
gantlet2
8 letters
gauntlet2, handshoe
9 letters
handglove

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (gantlet2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
gant
Deutsch
Handschuh