gloveglove /ɡlʌv/ ●●● S3 W3 noun [countable] 
a piece of clothing that you wear on your hand in order to protect it or keep it warm: 
a pair of gloves boxing glovesrubber/leather etc gloves2the gloves are off used to say that people are ready to begin a fight or argument → fit (somebody) like a glove at fit1(1), → hand in glove at hand1(34)COLLOCATIONSverbswear gloves· Always wear gloves when gardening.put on/pull on your gloves· Eleanor put on her gloves and stood up.take off your gloves· Mr Brownlow took off his gloves.a pair of gloves· Forbes pulled on a pair of black leather gloves.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + gloverubber/leather/woollen etc gloves· Dr McIntyre was slowly removing his rubber gloves.boxing gloves· The trainer laced up Mike's boxing gloves.a baseball glove· He rubbed oil into his baseball glove to make it softer.surgical gloves (=special gloves worn by doctors)· Surgical gloves help prevent the spread of germs.gardening gloves· Gardening gloves protect your hands from being scratched or stung.an oven glove British English:· Paul used the oven glove to take the hot tray out of the oven.protective gloves· Protective gloves and a safety helmet are worn to minimize injury.disposable gloves (=that you throw away after use)· Nurses must wear disposable gloves when handling patients.left-hand/right-hand glove· A left-hand glove was found at the scene of the crime.
WORD ORIGINglove
Origin:
Old English glofEXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- He also testified to a cut or damage in another area of the glove.
- They came into the hallway before opening it and taking out rubber surgical gloves.
- You may have wondered why your dentist wears gloves and perhaps a mask when treating you.
Longman Language Activatorwhen people do something together in a dishonest way
if someone is in league with a group of people, they are secretly planning and working with them in order to do something dishonest or illegal: · Anyone suspected of being in league with the rebels was arrested.· There was a suggestion that the authorities were in league with the drug dealers.
if one group of people is in collusion with another group, they are all working secretly together to do something dishonest: · Some of the police force were working in collusion with the Mafia.· Journalists suspected that the army was acting in collusion with the terrorists.
working secretly and closely with another person or group in order to do something dishonest or cheat someone: · Assassins, in cahoots with the army, were sent to kill two top members of the parliament.· By the middle of the book we've learned that the church and the local politicians are in cahoots to try to slow Sonja's research.
British if one organization is hand in glove with another organization, they work together very closely in order to do something dishonest, or dishonestly get power: · The politicians are hand in glove with the military, everyone knows that.
WORD SETSanorak, nounarm, nounascot, nounBabygro, nounbalaclava, nounbandanna, nounbaseball cap, nounbasque, nounbathing cap, nounbathing costume, nounbathing suit, nounbathing trunks, nounbathrobe, nounbath towel, nounbeachwear, nounbeading, nounbeanie, nounbearskin, nounbell-bottoms, nounbelt, nounbelted, adjectiveberet, nounbespoke, adjectivebib, nounbikini, nounblack-tie, adjectiveblazer, nounblouse, nounblue jeans, nounboa, nounbobble, nounbobble hat, nounbobby socks, nounbodice, nounbody, nounbody stocking, nounbody suit, nounboiler suit, nounbolero, nounbolo tie, nounbomber jacket, nounbonnet, nounboob tube, nounboot, nounbootee, nounbootlace, nounbottom, nounboxer shorts, nounbra, nounbraid, nounbrassiere, nounbreeches, nounbritches, nounbrogue, nounBurberry, business suit, nounbustle, nouncaftan, nouncagoule, nouncamiknickers, nouncamisole, nouncap, nouncape, nouncardigan, nouncare label, nouncarpet slipper, nouncassock, nouncast-offs, nouncasual, adjectivecat suit, nounchemise, nounchinos, nounchinstrap, nouncloak, nouncloche, nounclog, nouncloth cap, nouncoat, nouncoattails, nouncocked hat, nouncony, nouncoonskin, adjectivecope, nouncorset, nouncourt shoe, nouncouture, nouncowboy hat, nouncowl, nouncowl neck, nouncrew neck, nouncrinoline, nouncuff, nounculottes, nouncummerbund, nouncut, noundeck shoe, noundeerstalker, noundelicates, nounderby, noundicky, noundinner jacket, noundog collar, noundonkey jacket, noundouble-breasted, adjectivedoublet, noundrainpipe trousers, noundrawstring, noundress, noundressing gown, noundress shirt, noundress uniform, noundrip-dry, adjectivedry-clean, verbdry cleaner's, nounduffel coat, noundungarees, nounduster, nounearmuffs, nounelbow, nounensemble, nounespadrille, nounevening dress, nounfalsies, nounfashion, nounfashion show, nounfastener, nounfeather boa, nounfeathered, adjectivefez, nounfishnet stockings, nounfitting, nounfitting room, nounflannel, nounflannelette, nounflat, adjectiveflat cap, nounfleece, nounflip-flops, nounflipper, nounfloor-length, adjectiveflounce, nounflounced, adjectivefly, nounfootwear, nounformal, nounfox, nounfray, verbfrilly, adjectivefrock, nounfrock coat, nounfull, adjectivefull dress, nounfur, nounfuzz, noungabardine, noungaiter, noungaloshes, noungarment, noungarter, noungarter belt, noungather, verbgather, noungathering, noungauntlet, noungear, noungetup, noungirdle, nounglove, noungloved, adjectivegown, noungreatcoat, nounG-string, noungumboot, noungusset, noungym shoe, noungymslip, nounhaberdasher, nounhaberdashery, nounhalter, nounhand-me-down, nounhanger, nounhankie, nounhard-wearing, adjectivehat, nounhatpin, nounhatter, nounheadband, nounheaddress, nounheadscarf, nounhem, nounhem, verbhemline, nounhip pocket, nounhobnailed, adjectivehomburg, nounhooded, adjectivehook and eye, nounhose, nounhosiery, nounhot pants, nounhousecoat, nouninformal, adjectiveinsole, nouninstep, nouniron, nouniron, verbironing, nounjackboot, nounjacket, nounjammies, nounjeans, nounjerkin, nounjersey, nounJockey shorts, nounjockstrap, nounjodhpurs, nounjogging suit, nounjumper, nounjumpsuit, nounkaftan, nounkerchief, nounkhakis, nounkilt, nounkimono, nounknee breeches, nounknickerbockers, nounknickers, nounlace, nounlace-up, nounlapel, nounleg, nounleggings, nounleotard, nounlinen, nounloafer, nounloincloth, nounlong, adjectivelong johns, nounlounge suit, nounlow, adjectivelow-cut, adjectiveLycra, nounmac, nounmackintosh, nounmantle, nounmasquerade, nounmatinée jacket, nounmenswear, nounmilliner, nounmillinery, nounmini, nounminiskirt, nounmink, nounmitt, nounmitten, nounmob cap, nounmoccasin, nounmoleskin, nounmonogram, nounmoon boot, nounmorning coat, nounmorning dress, nounmorning suit, nounmourning, nounmuff, nounmuffler, nounmukluks, nounmule, nounmuu-muu, nounname-tape, nounnational costume, nounnational dress, nounneck, nounneckerchief, nounnecktie, nounnegligee, nounnightcap, nounnightclothes, nounnightdress, nounnightgown, nounnightie, nounnightshirt, nounnightwear, nounnon-iron, adjectiveoff-the-peg, adjectiveoilskin, nounone-piece, adjectiveopen, adjectiveopen-necked, adjectiveouterwear, nounoutfitter, nounoutsize, adjectiveoverall, nounovercoat, nounoverdressed, adjectiveovershoe, nounoxford, nounpadded, adjectivepanama hat, nounpanel, nounpantaloons, nounpanties, nounpants, nounpantyhose, nounparka, nounpatch, nounpatch, verbpatent leather, nounpeak, nounpencil skirt, nounpetticoat, nounpillbox, nounpinafore, nounpinny, nounpith helmet, nounpj's, nounplimsoll, nounplus fours, nounpolo neck, nounpolo shirt, nounponcho, nounpre-shrunk, adjectivepull-on, adjectivepullover, nounputtee, nounpyjamas, nounraglan, adjectiveraincoat, nounrainproof, adjectiveready-to-wear, adjectiveregalia, nounrevealing, adjectiverobe, nounrobed, adjectiverubber boot, nounruff, nounruffle, nounrun, verbrun, nounsable, nounsaddle shoe, nounsailor suit, nounsandal, nounsari, nounsarong, nounsartorial, adjectivesash, nounsatchel, nounscarf, nounschool tie, nounscoop neck, nounseamed, adjectiveseamless, adjectiveseparates, nounshawl, nounshell suit, nounshirt, nounshirtfront, nounshirt tail, nounshoe, nounshoehorn, nounshoelace, nounshoemaker, nounshoestring, nounshoulder, nounshoulder strap, nounshowerproof, adjectivesinglet, nounskin-tight, adjectiveskirt, nounskull cap, nounslicker, nounslingback, nounslip, nounslip-ons, nounslipper, nounsmock, nounsmoking jacket, nounsmuggling, nounsnap, nounsnappy, adjectivesneaker, nounsnowshoe, nounsnug, adjectivesock, nounsole, nounsole, verbsombrero, nounsou'wester, nounsox, nounsporran, nounsport coat, nounsport jacket, nounsports coat, nounsport shirt, nounsports jacket, nounsports shirt, nounsporty, adjectivestay, nounStetson, nounstiletto, nounstocking, nounstole, nounstone-washed, adjectivestraitjacket, nounstrip, nounstud, nounsuit, nounsundress, nounsun hat, nounsurplice, nounsuspender belt, nounsweatband, nounsweater, nounsweatpants, nounsweatshirt, nounsweat suit, nounswimming costume, nounswimming trunks, nounswimsuit, nounswimwear, nountailcoat, nountank top, nountee shirt, nounten-gallon hat, nounTerylene, nounthermal, adjectivethong, nounthree-piece suit, nountights, nountoga, nountop, nountopcoat, nountopee, nountop hat, nountopi, nountopper, nountracksuit, nountrain, nountrench coat, nountrilby, nountrousers, nountrouser suit, nounT-shirt, nountube top, nountuck, verbtuck, nountunic, nounturban, nounturtleneck, nountutu, nountuxedo, nountweed, nountwinset, nountwo-piece, adjectiveunderclothes, noununderdressed, adjectiveundergarment, noununderpants, nounundershirt, noununderwear, nounundies, noununiform, noununiformed, adjectiveunion suit, nounupper, nounveil, nounvelour, nounvelvet, nounvisor, nounvoluminous, adjectivewaist, nounwaistband, nounwaistcoat, nounwaistline, nounwardrobe, nounwashing, nounwaterproof, nounwear, nounwedding dress, nounwellie, nounwellington, nounwelly, nounwet-look, adjectivewet suit, nounwimple, nounwind breaker, nounwing collar, nounwingtip, nounwool, nounwoollen, adjectivewoollens, nounwoolly, adjectivewoolly, nounworsted, nounwrap, nounwrap-around, adjectivewrinkle, nounwristband, nounY-fronts, nounyoke, nounzoot suit, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYverbs I know this dress is going to fit you like a glove (=fit you very well). I want you to treat Hayley with kid gloves today. She’s still upset about her father.
· Always wear gloves when gardening.
· Eleanor put on her gloves and stood up.
· Mr Brownlow took off his gloves.
· Forbes pulled on a pair of black leather gloves.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + glove· Dr McIntyre was slowly removing his rubber gloves.
· The trainer laced up Mike's boxing gloves.
· He rubbed oil into his baseball glove to make it softer.
(=special gloves worn by doctors)· Surgical gloves help prevent the spread of germs.
· Gardening gloves protect your hands from being scratched or stung.
British English:· Paul used the oven glove to take the hot tray out of the oven.
· Protective gloves and a safety helmet are worn to minimize injury.
(=that you throw away after use)· Nurses must wear disposable gloves when handling patients.
· A left-hand glove was found at the scene of the crime.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES I know this dress is going to fit you like a glove (=fit you very well). (=covered with a glove)· He stretched out a gloved hand.
I want you to treat Hayley with kid gloves today. She’s still upset about her father. (=not a matching pair of socks etc) He was wearing odd socks.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE He was wearing odd socks.· She wears black gloves to cover her hands and I imagine them veined and stiff under the fabric.· He wears a pair of black gloves.· She was dressed in black fingerless gloves and a disintegrating taffeta cape and looked as if she'd been recently exhumed.· Mandylor, also a writer, wears black fingerless gloves and broods magnificently while recounting stories of orgiastic dances in St-Tropez.· He wiped a hand across his mouth, and stared at the scarlet smear on the back of his black glove.· She wore a cream linen suit, a black straw boater, and black gloves.
· While Nicole runs around waving bloody gloves, Mia worries that Guy is coming back to get them.
· Rutelli is handling the far-left Refounded Communists with kid gloves.· I really didn't understand the kid gloves, but it was still a slap up-side their right-wing heads.· No big deal To be sure, O. J. Simpson was treated with kid gloves.
· The white dresses, the long white gloves, the limos, the whole nine yards.
· They say it's normal procedure at other Universities to wash contaminated materials like rubber gloves and glass containers.· Wear rubber gloves and protect the floor.· A simple cleaning kit for instance can include rubber gloves, disposable masks and goggles if necessary.· Brush clean using an old paintbrush 4 Wearing rubber gloves, pour a little Ronseal Wood Hardener into the lid.· He'd had time to wash his hands and take off his rubber gloves and apron.· It was soon ablaze, with the empty tin and rubber gloves buried deep in its midst.· Again wear rubber gloves and repeat the treatment until the wood can absorb no more.· He picked up a rubber glove whose open end was sucking in brown greasy water.
· Allied businesses such as specialist surgical gloves also offer strong growth potential worldwide.· They came into the hallway before opening it and taking out rubber surgical gloves.
· The white bear in white gloves?· Think of a tall, gray rabbit who wears white gloves and walks around on his hind legs.· And white gloves with a tunic of silvery mail, lying there in a tent that was empty but for himself and Klakkr.· The white dresses, the long white gloves, the limos, the whole nine yards.· Then he stood and gathered his hat, cigar and white gloves together in one hand.· I am wearing white gloves and carrying a little pocketbook.· The wooden black boy in the corner was identifiable by his white gloves in the gloom.· They were all wearing white gloves and their hands were inside a big glass box.
· The stems were wet and she felt the dampness seeping through her woollen gloves.· The sickening feel of woollen gloves being pulled on to your hands and hitting and blunting your fingertips so touch was lost.· The real answer is to cover hands and feet warmly, using woollen stockings and gloves.· I was wearing a heavy overcoat and woollen gloves but the bust whipped its way right into my bones.
NOUN· He was staring at the glove box now, he was too low to see out of the window.· The glove box is fair, but the tested model came with front-door bins and a large bin between the seats.· I slowed down as I approached Colcutt village, searching in the glove box for something more soothing than Tina Turner.· The glove box is fair, and there is additional interior storage.· I wanted to buy a special begging pack for him, and keep it in the glove box.
· In the glove compartment of his car was another love letter, this time written by her husband.· Miguel leaned across and opened the glove compartment, pulling out his fat plastic bag of weed.· She got the revolver off the back seat and put it into the glove compartment with the cartridges.· I tallied our money, sorted it, found a sickly rubber band in the glove compartment to wrap around it.· As Harry Chiltern had said, there was always a gun in the glove compartment.· One inspector was startled to see a woman's face peering back at him from a glove compartment box.· I took a fresh notebook from the glove compartment and started back to talk to them.· Before she even left the compound, Yolanda put the list away in the glove compartment.
· Blanche glanced up and down the empty pavement, slid on her leather gloves and loped off into the night.· Eric Dodd set down his wire cutters and leather gloves.· She picked up a heavy leather glove and hit him in the face with it.· Picking up their chamois leather gloves, they joined the boys in the hall.· We used the old sash windows from the house, held them flat with leather gloves, steadied them down the path.
· The second uses glove puppets and is performed from a small booth to animate smaller crowds.· Charles collapsed like a glove puppet with the hand withdrawn, and stood for a long moment, sagging.
VERB· But now she suddenly realised it fitted him like a glove.· Legendary San Francisco private eye Hal Lipset and five fellow gumshoes have an offer that may fit snug as a glove.· Praise Six years on, the job almost seems to fit him like a glove.· Temperamentally and ideologically, the two men fit hand in glove.· In performing calculations we know exactly what to do and the answers fit nature like a glove.· This statement fits hand in glove with the Corinthian assertions in 6: 12-13.· After a while, it fit like a glove, and I became comfortable with it.
· I like gardening without gloves, feeling the warm moist earth in my hands.
· She had been standing alone, hatted, pulling on her gloves, ready to go out.· Then she pulled on gloves, so Simon wouldn't see that the ring was missing.
· She got the revolver off the back seat and put it into the glove compartment with the cartridges.· Then put on your rubber gloves and give the meat a good squeeze with both hands.· I put my glove back on.· I set down my grocery bags and put on my disposable gloves.· I put the small glove on.· They put on gloves and masks to remove strips of insulation in the loft.
· This can often be balanced by temporary exposure of skin, e.g. lowering an anorak hood or removing one or both gloves.· Exhausted, you remove your green glove and sit on the sidelines.· Fiennes developed severe frostbite after removing a glove while attempting to retrieve a sledge from freezing water.
· She kept fidgeting with her bonnet, dropping her hat-pin, taking off her gloves and putting them on again.· By doing nothing, Daley permitted the police to take off both gloves.· He'd had time to wash his hands and take off his rubber gloves and apron.· Wait a minute, girl! Take those stupid gloves off.· He took off his glove, signed it and gave it to the boy.· Then he takes the gloves off.· I take my glove off and try again, the metal cold and edges sharp against my skin.· Then she took off her gloves.
· No big deal To be sure, O. J. Simpson was treated with kid gloves.
· Sampson used to tie his gloves with straps and whilst batting in this particular game they came loose.· The real answer is to cover hands and feet warmly, using woollen stockings and gloves.· Protect your eyes and use the plastic gloves supplied 2 Inject foam and allow it to expand proud of the surface.
· By the time he'd finished shifting the chairs, he was wearing grey gloves and a wig.· They cite newspaper reports of police officers wearing gloves even during AIDS-related political demonstrations.· Also I suggest you wear gloves.· As proof, the officer points to a car surrounded by investigators wearing blood-stained rubber gloves.· The man hit him, left hand, backhanded; he was wearing a weighted glove.· Mandylor, also a writer, wears black fingerless gloves and broods magnificently while recounting stories of orgiastic dances in St-Tropez.· She wears black gloves to cover her hands and I imagine them veined and stiff under the fabric.· You may have wondered why your dentist wears gloves and perhaps a mask when treating you.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRYPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1- Now though, the gloves are off.
- Temperamentally and ideologically, the two men fit hand in glove.
- All night long the thought of his being hand in glove with Harry Martin had lingered at the back of her mind.
- Far from being independent and wary of one another, big government and mainstream media work hand in glove with each other.
- She did the bending and the kneeling, and they worked together hand in glove.
- Temperamentally and ideologically, the two men fit hand in glove.
- The flaw apparently involves the Orion chipset that works hand in glove with the new Pentium Pro or P6 microprocessor.
- This statement fits hand in glove with the Corinthian assertions in 6: 12-13.
- Was he worried that she'd finally found her proof that he was hand in glove with Harry Martin?
- Diana was treated with kid gloves when all she needed was some sensible advice, a cuddle and a consoling word.
- Elegant kid gloves like the ones Mrs Carson wore would have improved her image, but she possessed none.
- I really didn't understand the kid gloves, but it was still a slap up-side their right-wing heads.
- No big deal To be sure, O. J. Simpson was treated with kid gloves.
- Religion you handled with kid gloves.
- Rutelli is handling the far-left Refounded Communists with kid gloves.
- There was no point in kid gloves; she had to know sooner or later.
a piece of clothing that you wear on your hand in order to protect it or keep it warm: a pair of gloves boxing glovesrubber/leather etc gloves2the gloves are off used to say that people are ready to begin a fight or argument → fit (somebody) like a glove at fit1(1), → hand in glove at hand1(34)COLLOCATIONSverbswear gloves· Always wear gloves when gardening.put on/pull on your gloves· Eleanor put on her gloves and stood up.take off your gloves· Mr Brownlow took off his gloves.a pair of gloves· Forbes pulled on a pair of black leather gloves.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + gloverubber/leather/woollen etc gloves· Dr McIntyre was slowly removing his rubber gloves.boxing gloves· The trainer laced up Mike's boxing gloves.a baseball glove· He rubbed oil into his baseball glove to make it softer.surgical gloves (=special gloves worn by doctors)· Surgical gloves help prevent the spread of germs.gardening gloves· Gardening gloves protect your hands from being scratched or stung.an oven glove British English:· Paul used the oven glove to take the hot tray out of the oven.protective gloves· Protective gloves and a safety helmet are worn to minimize injury.disposable gloves (=that you throw away after use)· Nurses must wear disposable gloves when handling patients.left-hand/right-hand glove· A left-hand glove was found at the scene of the crime.