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Uncommongloves
The correct spelling is gloves.
How to pronounce gloves
noun
IPA: /ɡlʌvz/
Say it like: Glo-ves
The correct spelling is gloves. 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. For example: "I wore gloves to keep my hands warm."
Usage Examples
“I wore gloves to keep my hands warm.”
“Frederico had a great glove, but he couldn't hit a curveball, so he never broke into the pros.”
“to throw down the glove, i.e. to offer a challenge; to take up the glove, to accept it”
Meanings
noun
- 1.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.
- 2.A baseball mitt.
- 3.The ability to catch a hit ball.
- 4.A condom.
- 5.(with definite article) A challenge from one to another.
verb
- 1.To catch the ball in a baseball mitt.
- 2.To put a glove or gloves on.
- 3.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.
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