gates

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
6
Words With Friends
7
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ɡeɪts/

Definition of gates

10 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (form-of, plural)plural of gate
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noun

  1. (form-of, plural)plural of gate

verb

  1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person)third-person singular simple present indicative of gate

name

  1. (countable, uncountable)A topographic surname.
    “With TikTok's future now increasingly unclear, and Facebook reporting a stronger than expected performance in Q2, Zuckerberg is now a centibillionaire, joining Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates in the $100 billion club, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.”
  2. (countable, uncountable)A placename.
  3. (countable, uncountable)A placename.
  4. (countable, uncountable)A placename.
  5. (countable, uncountable)A placename.
  6. (countable, uncountable)A placename.
  7. (countable, uncountable)A placename.
  8. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable)A placename.

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Etymology

From gate. A topographic name for someone who lived by the gates of a medieval walled town.

Hooks

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