Phrase Hound found 56 phrases and 30 compound words that contain glove. The most common are listed below. Open glove in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 56
- glove boxA small compartment with a door on the dashboard of a car, usually on passenger side, used to store (and sometimes lock) items.
- boxing gloveA padded mitten, designed to protect the hand while punching, and worn in boxing.
- oven gloveA heatproof glove designed to carry hot things to or from an oven.
- glove compartmentA compartment recessed in an automobile’s dashboard, that usually has a door and can be locked, intended to hold gloves, papers, etc.
- hand in gloveIn very close cooperation.
- velvet gloveSuperficial gentleness and courtesy masking a strong and unyielding will or determination.
- white-gloveScrupulous, painstaking, meticulous.
- kid gloveA metaphorical representation of careful handling.
- love gloveA condom.
- medical gloveA disposable glove used during medical examinations and procedures to help prevent cross-contamination between caregivers and patients.
- opera gloveSynonym of evening glove: A ladies' formal glove that extends beyond the elbow.
- fit like a gloveTo be a perfect fit, to be exactly the right size.
- baseball gloveSynonym of baseball mitt: A glove used when playing baseball to protect the hand and enhance catching ability.
- data gloveA glove containing sensors to detect movement of the hand and fingers, used to control a computer-generated virtual reality environment.
- driving gloveA glove worn when driving to protect the hands from the steering wheel, or to improve grip
- evening gloveA ladies' formal glove that extends beyond the elbow.
- fox-gloveAlternative form of foxglove: Any of genus Digitalis of about twenty species of herbaceous biennials native to the Old World, certain of which are prized for their showy flowers. The drug digitalis or digoxin was first isolated from the …
- glove dollSynonym of glove puppet: A puppet operated by the hand, especially one in which the puppeteer's hand occupies and controls the head.
- surgical gloveA medical glove.
- batting gloveEach of a pair of protective gloves worn by a batsman to prevent damage to the fingers and hands
- glove puppetSynonym of hand puppet: A puppet operated by the hand, especially one in which the puppeteer's hand occupies and controls the head.
- monkey gloveA type of work glove with a textured surface for better grip.
- mermaid's gloveA sea sponge of species Haliclona oculata.
- half gloveA form of glove that covers the fingers and most of the hand but not the thumb, or one that leaves the ends of the fingers exposed.
- take up the gloveTo accept a challenge or adopt a quarrel.
Compound words 30
- gloverA person who makes or sells gloves.
- glittenA cross between a glove and a mitten, often in the form of a fingerless glove with an attached mitten-like flap that can be used to cover the fingers.
- footgloveA kind of stocking.
- glovefulAs much as a glove can hold.
- ungloveTo remove a glove or gloves (from).
- gloveyA glove compartment.
- beglovedWearing a glove or gloves.
- gloveworkFielding ability in sports such as in baseball or cricket where fielders wear gloves.
- workgloveA durable glove worn by workmen.
- codgloveA thick fingerless glove used in trimming hedges.