GATES
5 letters
6 Scrabble points
/ɡeɪts/
Definition of GATES
noun
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A doorlike structure outside a house.
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Doorway, opening, or passage in a fence or wall.
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Movable barrier.
"The gate in front of the railroad crossing went up after the train had passed."
verb
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To keep something inside by means of a closed gate.
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To punish, especially a child or teenager, by not allowing them to go out.
Synonyms: ground -
To open a closed ion channel.
Related words:
ground
noun
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A way, path.
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A journey.
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A street; now used especially as a combining form to make the name of a street e.g. "Briggate" (a common street name in the north of England meaning "Bridge Street") or Kirkgate meaning "Church Street".
Source: Wiktionary
Word Details
Letters
G
A
T
E
S
Length
5 letters
Scrabble Score
6 points
Anagrams of GATES
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