front gate
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.41 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The gate at the front of a property, especially a residential property.
Example Sentences
- "She walked to the front gate with him, still holding his hand, and he told her again not to “sit up” for him."
- "Often in the late night hours, when the lamps were out and Melanie asleep and deathly silence pressed over the town, Scarlett, lying awake, heard the latch of the front gate click and soft urgent tappings on the front door."
- "One morning Mother gave me a beautiful bunch of flowers. She said I was only to go with Father as far as Mrs. McConnell's front gate and then I was to take the flowers to Mrs. McConnell and say they were for the baby."