Gate

/ɡeɪt/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:5 ptsWWF:6 pts4 letters

Definition of Gate

noun

A doorlike structure outside a house.
Doorway, opening, or passage in a fence or wall.
Movable barrier.
"The gate in front of the railroad crossing went up after the train had passed."
A logical pathway made up of switches which turn on or off. Examples are and, or, nand, etc.
The gap between a batsman's bat and pad.
"Singh was bowled through the gate, a very disappointing way for a world-class batsman to get out."

verb

To keep something inside by means of a closed gate.
To punish, especially a child or teenager, by not allowing them to go out.
To open a closed ion channel.
To furnish with a gate.
To turn (an image intensifier) on and off selectively as needed, or to avoid damage. See autogating.

Anagrams of Gate

Exact Anagrams

1 word using all 4 letters:

Words You Can Make

12 words can be made from the letters in "gate":

4-LETTER WORDS

3-LETTER WORDS

age ate eat eta gae gat get tae tag tea teg

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "gate" and rearranging:

+rgater grate great retag targe

+sgates getas stage

Related Word Patterns

GA...Words starting with "ga"...TEWords ending with "te"All 4-letter words Unscramble "gate"

Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

logic gatedoorwayentrancepassageground

Rhyming Words

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Related Words

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