GATES

5 letters 6 Scrabble points /ɡeɪts/

Definition of GATES

noun
  1. A doorlike structure outside a house.

  2. Doorway, opening, or passage in a fence or wall.

  3. Movable barrier.

    "The gate in front of the railroad crossing went up after the train had passed."

verb
  1. To keep something inside by means of a closed gate.

  2. To punish, especially a child or teenager, by not allowing them to go out.

    Synonyms: ground
  3. To open a closed ion channel.

Related words: ground
noun
  1. A way, path.

  2. A journey.

  3. 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

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