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gates¹
- /ɡeɪts/
Rhymes with -eɪts
noun
- plural of gate
verb
- third-person singular simple present indicative of gate
Gates²
- /ɡeɪts/
Sounds like gaits, gates, Gaetz
Where it comes from
From gate. A topographic name for someone who lived by the gates of a medieval walled town.
proper noun Gateses
- A topographic surname. With TikTok's future now increasingly unclear, and Facebook reporting a stronger than expected performance in Q2, Zuckerberg is now a centibillionaire, joining Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates in the $100 billion club, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
- A rural community in British Columbia, Canada.
- An unincorporated community in Custer County, Nebraska, United States.
- A town and census-designated place therein, in Monroe County, New York, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Gates County, North Carolina, United States.
- A minor city in Marion County and Linn County, Oregon, United States.
- A town in Lauderdale County, Tennessee, United States.
- Ellipsis of Gates County
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: rod, portes, towers, walls, portas, mun, house, uds, locks, outskirts, gateway, barrier, scales, door, racks, grid
Translations
Talk about this word "gates." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/gates. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. gates. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/gates "gates." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/gates.Cite this
@misc{gates_2026,
title = {gates},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gates},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
