Word Type

Noun

The word "gauntlet" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Coordinate Terms

manifer

Derived Terms

demigauntlet gauntleted run the gauntlet running the gauntlet take up the gauntlet throw down the gauntlet ungauntlet

Etymologically Related To

gantlope

Context

nautical rail

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

challenge corporal punishment glove

Type Of (IsA)

challenge corporal punishment glove video game

Part Of

body armor

Related Terms

armor atonement clothes convergence down glove hammock hand lay lay down maze medieval medieval glove metal ordeal parallel railroad rope spikes switching the track wrist

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.