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mitt

[mit] / mɪt /


NOUN
glove
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At the end of the video, Barrymore let her hair down and snapped a selfie against one of the walls in the RV, on which an oven mitt could be seen hanging from a hook.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 2026

I'm staying in shape and enjoying some mitt work.

From BBC ● May 12, 2026

He now keeps a catcher’s mitt on his desk—in Dick’s green.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 14, 2026

“That target, moving around with a chest protector on and a hand mitt, is me.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 1, 2026

He stifled a gasp as his injured mitt hit the hot water, then he relaxed into the bath and began splashing water onto his chest and arms.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx

Among these: cut-resistant kitchen gloves, heat-resistant oven mitts, gardening work gloves, vacuum-cleaner belts and appliance drive belts for washers and dryers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026

Plus, gloves, helmets, elbow guards, leg protectors, arm sleeves, sliding mitts, cleats, turf shoes, the coolest sunglasses, Bruce Bolt batting gloves, fluorescent batting grips, socks, pants, belts and garments known simply as “ice-cream shorts.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 14, 2026

It was a three-point game and Scotland had the ball in their mitts in the 79th minute as they looked to see it out.

From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2025

That explains the oversized glove, which for Anderson felt like a jai alai cesta compared with the modest mitts infielders use.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 9, 2025

She hopped up, pulling on her well-used oven mitts.

From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell




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