Glove
noun
A covering for the hand, made from leather, cloth, or similar material, with separate parts for each finger.
She wore gloves to keep her hands warm.
Often appears as...
- wear gloves
- gloves on
verb
To cover, encase or protect with a glove.
She gloved her hands before touching the patient.
Often appears as...
- glove up
- glove your hands
noun
An allowance or reward given as encouragement, similar to throwing a gauntlet.
The knight was given a glove as a token of favor by the queen.
Often appears as...
- award a glove
- earn the glove
noun
A protective covering worn over the hands in boxing.
The boxer put on his gloves.
Often appears as...
- boxing gloves
- glove up
noun
A covering for the hand, made from leather, cloth, or similar material, with separate parts for each finger.
She wore gloves to keep her hands warm.
Often appears as...
- wear gloves
- gloves on
verb
To cover, encase or protect with a glove.
She gloved her hands before touching the patient.
Often appears as...
- glove up
- glove your hands
noun
An allowance or reward given as encouragement, similar to throwing a gauntlet.
The knight was given a glove as a token of favor by the queen.
Often appears as...
- award a glove
- earn the glove
noun
A protective covering worn over the hands in boxing.
The boxer put on his gloves.
Often appears as...
- boxing gloves
- glove up
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Weather Protection
Gloves are often worn to protect hands from cold weather or extreme temperatures.
He put on thick gloves to shovel snow.
Pro Tip 2/3Fashion Accessory
Gloves can be a stylish accessory and are sometimes worn purely for fashion.
She paired her evening gown with elegant silk gloves.
Pro Tip 3/3Hygiene Practice
People wear gloves in certain jobs to maintain cleanliness and hygiene.
Food handlers often wear gloves for sanitary reasons.
Pro Tip 1/3Weather Protection
Gloves are often worn to protect hands from cold weather or extreme temperatures.
He put on thick gloves to shovel snow.
Pro Tip 2/3Fashion Accessory
Gloves can be a stylish accessory and are sometimes worn purely for fashion.
She paired her evening gown with elegant silk gloves.
Pro Tip 3/3Hygiene Practice
People wear gloves in certain jobs to maintain cleanliness and hygiene.
Food handlers often wear gloves for sanitary reasons.
Pro Tip 1/3Weather Protection
Gloves are often worn to protect hands from cold weather or extreme temperatures.
He put on thick gloves to shovel snow.
Pro Tip 2/3Fashion Accessory
Gloves can be a stylish accessory and are sometimes worn purely for fashion.
She paired her evening gown with elegant silk gloves.
Pro Tip 3/3Hygiene Practice
People wear gloves in certain jobs to maintain cleanliness and hygiene.
Food handlers often wear gloves for sanitary reasons.
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and allow the water to cool to room temperature before removing the seeds. It's important not to heat the seed for too long as this will kill the embryo. Again, you'll want to spray them with bleach afterwards. Finally, you can try immersing the seeds in a sulfuric acid solution. Make sure you're wearing protective goggles and gloves
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latex gloves when she was on the computer, and there would be no harm whatsoever in that. I'm going to get back to this notion of being able to get a virus from your computer, in a serious way. What I'm going to talk to you about today are some hacks, some real world cyberattacks that people
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they'd be in the room, they'd have a leather glove like a welder's glove on, and they'd eventually touch the snake. And when they touched the snake, everything was fine. They were cured. In fact, everything was better than fine. These people who had lifelong fears of snakes
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Why domestic violence...
He kept one in the glove compartment of our car. He kept one under the pillows on our bed, and the third one he kept in his pocket at all times. And he said that he needed those guns because of the trauma he'd experienced as a young boy. He needed them to feel protected.
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How the rubber glove was...
In fact, the gloves are such a success that the good doctor orders more for his team and for himself. From these early experiments, a multibillion dollar rubber glove industry is born. And it turns out the doctor didn't just want to protect the nurse's hands.
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things he taught me was you can't lay bricks with gloves on yeah you have to feel the brick you have to feel the wall you have to feel the mortar that sticks the bricks together you have to feel it all brick laying is it's a skill it's an
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Vampire Bats Nesting in...
vampire bats are perfectly designed to feed on blood razor-sharp teeth pierce the skin and to channels under the tongue helps draw it up I like the idea for your sleep Alice around I know crazy listen my glove you can see where
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How to Discover Your...
She was always proud of her age. As a matter of fact, she believes you may not tell your age, but your hands and your neck will. So make peace with aging, or prepare for an entire wardrobe of gloves and turtlenecks.
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Could You Pass the...
inserted into the ceremonial gloves one by one each young man steps up to the sacred pole and submits his hands to the swarm their agony is unmistakable to help distract them the medicine man
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Wearing a Glove of...
five minutes feels like an eternity but as the gloves come off it's only just beginning
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Got seeds? Just add...
and allow the water to cool to room temperature before removing the seeds. It's important not to heat the seed for too long as this will kill the embryo. Again, you'll want to spray them with bleach afterwards. Finally, you can try immersing the seeds in a sulfuric acid solution. Make sure you're wearing protective goggles and gloves
Video examples
Avi Rubin: All your...
latex gloves when she was on the computer, and there would be no harm whatsoever in that. I'm going to get back to this notion of being able to get a virus from your computer, in a serious way. What I'm going to talk to you about today are some hacks, some real world cyberattacks that people
Video examples
How to build your...
they'd be in the room, they'd have a leather glove like a welder's glove on, and they'd eventually touch the snake. And when they touched the snake, everything was fine. They were cured. In fact, everything was better than fine. These people who had lifelong fears of snakes
Video examples
Why domestic violence...
He kept one in the glove compartment of our car. He kept one under the pillows on our bed, and the third one he kept in his pocket at all times. And he said that he needed those guns because of the trauma he'd experienced as a young boy. He needed them to feel protected.
Video examples
How the rubber glove was...
In fact, the gloves are such a success that the good doctor orders more for his team and for himself. From these early experiments, a multibillion dollar rubber glove industry is born. And it turns out the doctor didn't just want to protect the nurse's hands.
Video examples
How to build safer...
things he taught me was you can't lay bricks with gloves on yeah you have to feel the brick you have to feel the wall you have to feel the mortar that sticks the bricks together you have to feel it all brick laying is it's a skill it's an
Video examples
Vampire Bats Nesting in...
vampire bats are perfectly designed to feed on blood razor-sharp teeth pierce the skin and to channels under the tongue helps draw it up I like the idea for your sleep Alice around I know crazy listen my glove you can see where
Video examples
How to Discover Your...
She was always proud of her age. As a matter of fact, she believes you may not tell your age, but your hands and your neck will. So make peace with aging, or prepare for an entire wardrobe of gloves and turtlenecks.
Video examples
Could You Pass the...
inserted into the ceremonial gloves one by one each young man steps up to the sacred pole and submits his hands to the swarm their agony is unmistakable to help distract them the medicine man
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Wearing a Glove of...
five minutes feels like an eternity but as the gloves come off it's only just beginning
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Paul Feig
American Director
The more suits I owned, the more I realized the best besuited look a man can achieve comes from a harmony of three details: fabric, construction, and fit. If the suit fits you like a glove and it's well made, you simply feel better about everything in life when you're wearing it.
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Tyson Fury
American Athlete
Any man who puts a pair of gloves on deserves respect because lots wouldn't dream of it. To get in there and go one-on-one, you need your hand shaking afterwards. Many men wouldn't get involved.
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John Edgar Wideman
American Writer
A great artist transforms our world, removes scales from our eyes, plugs from our ears, gloves from our fingertips, teaches us to perceive reality differently.
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Sugar Ray Leonard
American Boxer
Boxing was not something I truly enjoyed. Like a lot of things in life, when you put the gloves on, it's better to give than to receive.
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Taylor Swift
American Singer
I don't like to feel like I'm some fragile package that has to be shipped by high-priority mail and handled with white gloves.
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Bob Uecker
American Baseball Player
I had a great shoe contract and glove contract with a company who paid me a lot of money never to be seen using their stuff.
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Claressa Shields
American Athlete
There's not a woman in this world that can beat me if we put on a pair of gloves and we fight. I've accomplished so much.
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Michael McKean
American Actor
It's nice to take the gloves off, to really examine your character's desires and goals.
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Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
American Boxer
I've had boxing gloves on since before I could walk and been in gyms all of my life.
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Daniel Jacobs
American Boxer
I've had the dream of being a world champion since I put on my first pair of gloves.
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Paul Feig
American Director
The more suits I owned, the more I realized the best besuited look a man can achieve comes from a harmony of three details: fabric, construction, and fit. If the suit fits you like a glove and it's well made, you simply feel better about everything in life when you're wearing it.
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Tyson Fury
American Athlete
Any man who puts a pair of gloves on deserves respect because lots wouldn't dream of it. To get in there and go one-on-one, you need your hand shaking afterwards. Many men wouldn't get involved.
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John Edgar Wideman
American Writer
A great artist transforms our world, removes scales from our eyes, plugs from our ears, gloves from our fingertips, teaches us to perceive reality differently.
Quote examples
Sugar Ray Leonard
American Boxer
Boxing was not something I truly enjoyed. Like a lot of things in life, when you put the gloves on, it's better to give than to receive.
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Taylor Swift
American Singer
I don't like to feel like I'm some fragile package that has to be shipped by high-priority mail and handled with white gloves.
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Bob Uecker
American Baseball Player
I had a great shoe contract and glove contract with a company who paid me a lot of money never to be seen using their stuff.
Quote examples
Claressa Shields
American Athlete
There's not a woman in this world that can beat me if we put on a pair of gloves and we fight. I've accomplished so much.
Quote examples
Michael McKean
American Actor
It's nice to take the gloves off, to really examine your character's desires and goals.
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Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
American Boxer
I've had boxing gloves on since before I could walk and been in gyms all of my life.
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Daniel Jacobs
American Boxer
I've had the dream of being a world champion since I put on my first pair of gloves.
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