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mitt (mit)

noun

  1. a woman's glove, often of lace or net, covering part of the arm, the hand, and sometimes part of the fingers
  2. mitten
  3. a padded glove or mitten for a specified use dusting mitt
  4. ☆ Slang a hand
  5. ☆
    1. Baseball a padded glove, with a thumb but usually without separate fingers, worn for protection catcher's mitt
    2. a boxing glove

Etymology: contr. < mitten

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Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

mitt Synonyms

mitt

n.

glove, baseball glove, catcher's mitt, first baseman's mitt; see glove.


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mitt Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • groom: Once a week run a grooming mitt over their coats to remove dead hairs, finishing off with a soft cloth to promote shine.

Preposition: on

  • copy: Plus, how Fellowship Members can get their mitts on a copy of Scouting magazine.

Adjective modifier

  • grubby: Yep, the wait for you to get your grubby gaming mitts on Microsoft's new system is merely 78 days away.

Modifies a noun

  • romney: Ohio cheap car insurance mitt romney has they generate a chinese american society inc adds.

Noun used with modifier

  • baseball: Maze: Summer 4 ( harder ) Help the boy find the baseball mitt.

Possessives

  • catcher: I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands.
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