glove
noun · verb
Simple meaning
An item of clothing, covering all or part of the hand and fingers, but usually allowing independent movement of the fingers.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
gluhvIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈɡlʌv
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
clothing
An item of clothing, covering all or part of the hand and fingers, but usually allowing independent movement of the fingers.
The handwear used by fielders in playing baseball
with definite article
A challenge from one to another.
A baseball mitt.
verb
baseballtransitive
To catch the ball in a baseball mitt.
transitive
To put a glove or gloves on.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: (clothing) An item of clothing, covering all or part of the hand and fingers, but usually allowing independent movement of the fingers.
Used this way, glove is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use glove
- “He put on a warm glove to protect his hand from the cold.”
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