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Showing words for GAUNTLET using the English dictionary

8 Letter Words for Gauntlet

gauntlet

7 Letter Words for Gauntlet

gantlet, languet, tungate, tutenag

6 Letter Words for Gauntlet

angule, attune, eluant, englut, gatten, gelant, genual, gluten, gunate, guttle, lagune, langue, latent, latten, leguan, lunate, lutten, nattle, nutate, nutlet, taglet, talent, tangle, tangue, tantle, tauten, tegula, telang, tugela, tutela, ulnage, unegal, ungelt

5 Letter Words for Gauntlet

agent, aglet, agnel, alenu, aleut, altun, angel, angle, anlet, attle, atule, atune, augen, auget, ental, etang, galen, galet, galut, gault, gaunt, genal, genua, glean, glent, glute, gteau, gutta, gutte, lagen, laten, latte, legua, lunet, lunge, lutea, nagel, nugae, tagel, taunt, tegua, tenga, tengu, tenla, tuant, tunal, tunga, ulnae, unget, unlet

4 Letter Words for Gauntlet

agen, aget, aglu, ague, alen, anet, ante, antu, atle, atte, attn, auge, aune, aunt, aute, egal, elan, engl, etat, etna, etua, gael, gaen, gaet, gale, galt, gane, gant, gate, gatt, gaul, gaun, gaut, geal, gean, geat, gena, genl, gent, genu, geta, glen, glue, glut, gnat, gneu, guan, gula, gule, gult, guna, gunl, gutt, laen, laet, lane, lang, lant, late, laun, lean, leat, lena, leng, lent, lett, luge, luna, lune, lung, lunt, lute, nael, nale, natl, natu, naut, neal, neat, neut, tael, taen, tale, tane, tang, tate, tatu, taun, taut, teal, tean, teat, tega, tegu, tela, telt, teng, tent, tuan, tula, tule, tuna, tune, tung, tute, uang, ulan, ulna, ulta, unal, ungt, unta

3 Letter Words for Gauntlet

age, agt, ale, alg, aln, alt, ane, ant, anu, ate, att, aug, aul, ean, eat, eau, ela, elt, eng, enl, eta, gal, gan, gat, gau, gel, gen, get, glt, gnu, gte, gtt, gue, gul, gun, gut, lag, lan, lat, lea, leg, let, leu, lue, lug, lut, nae, nag, nat, nea, neg, net, nul, nut, tag, tal, tan, tat, tau, tea, teg, tel, ten, tet, tgn, tgt, tln, tng, tnt, tua, tue, tug, tun, tut, ugt, ula, ule, ult, una, ung, unl, uta, ute

Definitions for Gauntlet

[1] a medieval glove, as of mail or plate, worn by a knight in armor to protect the hand.
[2] a glove with an extended cuff for the wrist.
[3] the cuff itself.
[4] take up the gauntlet , to accept a challenge to fight: He was always willing to take up the gauntlet for a good cause. to show one's defiance. Also take up the glove .
[5] throw down the gauntlet , to challenge. to defy. Also throw down the glove .
[6] a former punishment, chiefly military, in which the offender was made to run between two rows of men who struck at him with switches or weapons as he passed.
[7] the two rows of men administering this punishment.
[8] an attack from two or all sides.
[9] trying conditions; an ordeal.
[10] gantlet1(def 1) .
[11] gantlet1(def 3) .
[12] a medieval armoured leather glove
[13] a heavy glove with a long cuff
[14] take up the gauntlet to accept a challenge
[15] throw down the gauntlet to offer a challenge
[16] a punishment in which the victim is forced to run between two rows of men who strike at him as he passes: formerly a military punishment
[17] run the gauntlet to suffer this punishment to endure an onslaught or ordeal, as of criticism
[18] a testing ordeal; trial
[19] a variant spelling of gantlet 1 (def. 1)

Words related to Gauntlet

armor, challenge, glove, trial, test, onslaught

Words nearby Gauntlet

gaultier, gaum, gaumless, gaun, gaunt, gauntlet, gauntlet bandage, gauntry, gaup, gaur, gause's law

Origin of Gauntlet

2First recorded in 1670–80; alteration of gantlope

Words that may be confused with Gauntlet

gambit, gamut, gantlet, gauntlet

Other words from Gauntlet

gaunt·let·ed , adjective
un·gaunt·let·ed , adjective

Word origin for Gauntlet

C15: changed (through influence of gauntlet 1 ) from earlier gantlope; see gantlet 1

Synonyms for Gauntlet

armor, challenge, glove, onslaught, test, trial