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hand-in-glove

hand-in-glove adjective: closely cooperative. Also the alternative spelling of hand in glove.

Adjective

hand-in-glove (comparative more hand-in-glove, superlative most hand-in-glove)

  1. (idiomatic) Closely cooperative.

Also used as

hand-in-glove is also the alternative spelling of hand in glove.

Forms of hand-in-glove

Adjective
comparativemore hand-in-glove
superlativemost hand-in-glove
Adverb
comparativemore hand-in-glove
superlativemost hand-in-glove

Questions about hand-in-glove

What does hand-in-glove mean?
Hand-in-glove means closely cooperative.
What part of speech is hand-in-glove?
Hand-in-glove is an adjective.

Words near hand-in-glove in the dictionary

  1. hand-holding
  2. hand-holds
  3. hand-hole
  4. hand-holes
  5. hand-in-cap
  6. hand-in-glove
  7. hand-in-hand
  8. hand-kercher
  9. hand-kiss
  10. hand-kissed
  11. hand-kisses

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