sleeve
The part of a garment that covers the arm.
Noun 4 meanings
The part of a garment that covers the arm.
“The sleeves on my coat are too long.”
A (usually tubular) covering or lining to protect a piece of machinery etc.
“This bearing requires a sleeve so the shaft will fit snugly.”
A protective jacket or case, especially for a record, containing art and information about the contents; also the analogous leaflet found in a packaged CD.
A tattoo covering the whole arm.
Verb 2 meanings
To fit and attach a sleeve to an upper garment (e.g. to a shirt, blouse, sweater, jacket, coat, etc.) or to a folder.
To hide something up one's sleeve.
Etymology
From Middle English sleve, slefe, from Old English slīef and slīefe (“sleeve”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Sleeuwe (“sleeve”), West Frisian slúf, Dutch sloof (“apron”), Low German sluve, dialectal German Schlaube.
SLEEVE at a glance
SLEEVE has 6 letters and scores 9 points in Scrabble (S 1 + L 1 + E 1 + E 1 + V 4 + E 1) and 11 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,857 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with sleeve
All rhymesOne letter away
- CLEEVE11
- SLIEVE9
- STEEVE9
- SLEAVE9
- SHEEVE12
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