mitt

mitt (mit)

noun

a woman's glove, often of lace or net, covering part of the arm, the hand, and sometimes part of the fingers
mitten
a padded glove or mitten for a specified use dusting mitt
☆ Slang a hand
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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

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

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.
wear: Then place shell in palm of hand ( you may want to wear an oven mitt ).
use: Why should I use a mitt to wash my car?
get: Get yer filthy mitts on a free copy right here: I'm An Edinburgh Man, Myself.
design: To engage is such training effectively and safely you need a mitt specifically designed for the task.

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.
little: Coin Ops Get your sweaty little mitts into your pockets - it's arcade time again!
sticky: Unfortunately by the time the advertising guys have got their sticky mitts on things the difference is often blurred.
sweaty: Coin Ops Get your sweaty little mitts into your pockets - it's arcade time again!
fingerless: Small enough to fit a saddlebag pocket, these allow you to use fingerless mitts down to 4C.
thick: The gale from our right quickly numbed exposed cheeks, and chilled fingers refused to warm up even inside thick mitts.

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.
oven: White oven mitts had been grafted onto her wrists.
wash: They look like car wash mitts except they are square and about a foot on each side.
focus: The use of focus mitts in training for defense is covered in the same chapter.
loofah: Stand on the paper and apply the coffee mixture to your cellulite areas using your hands or a loofah mitt.
microfibre: We recommend that wheels are washed using a microfibre wash mitt and a gentle shampoo in conjunction with the two bucket method.

Possessives

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

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