Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun gates
1 sense of gates
Sense 1
Gates, Bill Gates, William Henry Gates -- (United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955))
INSTANCE OF=> computer scientist -- (a scientist who specializes in the theory of computation and the design of computers)
INSTANCE OF=> entrepreneur, enterpriser -- (someone who organizes a business venture and assumes the risk for it)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun gate
4 senses of gate
Sense 1
gate -- (a movable barrier in a fence or wall)
=> movable barrier -- (a barrier that can be moved to allow passage)
Sense 2
gate, logic gate -- (a computer circuit with several inputs but only one output that can be activated by particular combinations of inputs)
=> computer circuit -- (a circuit that is part of a computer)
Sense 3
gate -- (total admission receipts at a sports event)
=> gross, revenue, receipts -- (the entire amount of income before any deductions are made)
Sense 4
gate -- (passageway (as in an air terminal) where passengers can embark or disembark)
=> passageway -- (a passage between rooms or between buildings)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb gate
3 senses of gate
Sense 1
gate -- (supply with a gate; "The house was gated")
=> supply, provide, render, furnish -- (give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater")
Sense 2
gate -- (control with a valve or other device that functions like a gate)
=> operate, control -- (handle and cause to function; "do not operate machinery after imbibing alcohol"; "control the lever")
Sense 3
gate -- (restrict (school boys') movement to the dormitory or campus as a means of punishment)
=> restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle -- (place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends")
