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# glove

noun (glove, gloves)

«glove» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A glove is a covering for your hand, with a separate place for each finger and the thumb. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glove/#m1)
2. Gloves keep your hands warm, clean or safe. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glove/#m2)
3. A baseball glove or boxing glove is a special glove used in a sport. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glove/#m3)

### In the lessons

Things counted, often in pairs (2 gloves = 1 pair), or bought for a price. In science and safety: rubber gloves protect hands from chemicals and germs; doctors and nurses wear gloves. In everyday life: winter gloves, mittens (no finger spaces). Phrases: «a pair of gloves», «fit like a glove», «put on your gloves».

### Examples

- There are 10 gloves in the box. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glove/#x1)
- How many pairs of gloves is that? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glove/#x2)
- A pair of gloves costs 8 dollars. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glove/#x3)
- She lost 1 glove. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glove/#x4)
- Put on your gloves, it is snowing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glove/#x5)
- The nurse wore rubber gloves. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glove/#x6)
- He caught the ball in his baseball glove. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glove/#x7)
- Wear gardening gloves when you pull weeds. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glove/#x8)
- I have not brought my gloves!” cried little Gerda. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glove/#x9)

### Note

A pair of gloves is 2 gloves: pairs × 2 gives gloves, gloves ÷ 2 gives pairs. Trap: a price «per pair» is for 2 gloves. A mitten is a glove without separate fingers. Spelled with -ve: glove, gloves.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «glove» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glove/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«glove» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/glove.html) on Mova free.