NOUN | artifact | gate | a movable barrier in a fence or wall |
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artifact | gate, logic gate | a computer circuit with several inputs but only one output that can be activated by particular combinations of inputs | |
possession | gate | total admission receipts at a sports event | |
artifact | gate | passageway (as in an air terminal) where passengers can embark or disembark | |
VERB | possession | gate | supply with a gate |
contact | gate | control with a valve or other device that functions like a gate | |
change | gate | restrict (school boys') movement to the dormitory / dormitory or campus as a means / means of punishment |
Sounds | gey't | |
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Rhymes | abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt... |
Meaning | A movable barrier in a fence or wall. | |
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Instances | Dipylon gate, Dipylon | A gateway to the west of ancient Athens near which a distinctive / distinctive style of pottery has been found |
Parts | hinge, flexible joint | A joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other |
lock | A fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed | |
Narrower | head gate | A gate upstream from a lock or canal that is used to control the flow of water at the upper end |
lock-gate | A gate that can be locked | |
lychgate, lichgate | A roofed gate to a churchyard, formerly used as a temporary shelter for the bier during funerals | |
portcullis | gate consisting of an iron or wooden grating that hangs in the entry to a castle or fortified town | |
postern | A small gate in the rear of a fort / fort or castle | |
tail gate | A gate downstream from a lock or canal that is used to control the flow of water at the lower end | |
tailgate, tailboard | A gate at the rear of a vehicle | |
tollgate, tollbar | A gate or bar across a toll bridge or toll road which is lifted when the toll is paid | |
turnpike | (from 16th to 19th centuries) gates set across a road to prevent passage until a toll had been paid | |
turnstile | A gate consisting of a post that acts as a pivot for rotating arms | |
wicket, wicket door, wicket gate | small gate or door / door (especially one that is part of a larger / larger door / door) | |
Broader | movable barrier | A barrier that can be moved to allow passage |
Spanish | barrera, portón, puerta, verja | |
Catalan | porta, reixat, taquilla | |
Verbs | gate | supply with a gate |
Meaning | A computer circuit with several inputs but only one output that can be activated by particular combinations of inputs. | |
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Synonym | logic gate | |
Narrower | AND circuit, AND gate | A circuit in a computer that fires only when all of its inputs fire |
NAND circuit, NAND gate | A logic gate that produces an output / output that is the inverse of the output / output of an AND gate | |
OR circuit, OR gate | A gate circuit in a computer that fires when any of its inputs fire | |
X-OR circuit, XOR circuit, XOR gate | gate for exclusive OR | |
Broader | computer circuit | A circuit that is part of a computer |
Catalan | porta lògica |
Meaning | Total admission receipts at a sports event. | |
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Broader | gross, revenue, receipts | The entire amount of income before any deductions are made |
Spanish | recaudación | |
Catalan | recaptació |
Meaning | Passageway (as in an air terminal) where passengers can embark or disembark. | |
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Part of | air terminal, airport terminal | A terminal that serves air travelers or air freight |
Narrower | arrival gate | gate where passengers disembark |
departure gate | gate where passengers embark | |
Broader | passageway | A passage between rooms or between buildings |
Spanish | puerta |
Meaning | Supply with a gate. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "The house was gated" | |
Category | architecture | The profession of designing buildings and environments with consideration for their esthetic effect |
Broader | supply, provide, render, furnish | Give something useful or necessary to |
Nouns | gate | a movable barrier in a fence or wall |
Meaning | Control with a valve or other device that functions like a gate. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Broader | operate, control | Handle and cause to function |
Meaning | restrict (school boys') movement to the dormitory / dormitory or campus as a means / means of punishment. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
Broader | restrict, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle | place limits on (extent or access) |
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