GATES
/ɡeɪts/
6
Scrabble
7
WWF
G(2) A(1) T(1) E(1) S(1)
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Definition
/ɡeɪts/
noun
- A doorlike structure outside a house.
- Doorway, opening, or passage in a fence or wall.
- Movable barrier.“The gate in front of the railroad crossing went up after the train had passed.”
verb
- To keep something inside by means of a closed gate.
- To punish, especially a child or teenager, by not allowing them to go out.
- To open a closed ion channel.
noun
- A way, path.
- A journey.
- 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
Hooks
Front hooks: A-GATES
