Sleeve

What do we mean by sleeve?

A part of a garment that covers all or part of an arm. noun

A case into which an object or device fits. noun

A tattoo that covers all or a large part of the arm. noun

To furnish or fit with sleeves or a sleeve. transitive verb

(up (one's) sleeve) Hidden but ready to be used. idiom

To furnish with a sleeve or with sleeves; make with sleeves.

To put in a sleeve or sleeves.

That part of a garment which forms a covering for the arm: as, the sleeve of a coat or a gown. noun

In mech., a tube into which a rod or another tube is inserted. noun

Specifically: noun

A square of cloth or other flexible material through the center of which a catheter is passed and tied. It is then inserted into a canal to be tamponed, and the space between the catheter and its cloth covering is packed with pledgets of cotton, worsted yarn, or other material. noun

In mech., to fasten or adjust in the manner of a sleeve.

To attach or operate by a sleeve. See sleeve, n., 2.

See sleave.

See sleave, untwisted thread. noun

To furnish with sleeves; to put sleeves into. transitive verb

The part of a garment which covers the arm. noun

A narrow channel of water. noun

A tubular part made to cover, sustain, or steady another part, or to form a connection between two parts. noun

The part of a garment that covers the arm.

A (usually tubular) covering or lining to protect a piece of machinery etc.

A protective jacket or case, especially for a record, containing art and information about the contents; also the analogous leaflet found in a packaged CD.

A tattoo covering the whole arm.

A narrow channel of water.

Sleave; untwisted thread.

A serving of beer measuring between 14 and 16 ounces.

A long, cylindrical plastic bag of cookies or crackers.

A double tube of copper into which the ends of bare wires are pushed so that when the tube is twisted an electrical connection is made. The joint thus made is called a McIntire joint.

Words that are spelled similarly to sleeve:
sleeve, steeve, sleave, slieve, sheeve, cleeve.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word sleeve:
gastrectomy, gatefold, insignia, cuffs, sleeves, cuff, braid, booklet, sticker, shirt, artwork, stripes, valve, trousers, vinyl, embroidered, shirts, collar, tab, valves, worn, jacket, insert, reissue, cardboard, notes, pants, socks, patch, stripe, photograph, liner, shoulder, uniform, elbow, photo, poster, packaging, badge, bolt, shorts, cassette, logo, dress, disc, bonus, cover, wear, wore, listing, printed, cylinder, catalogue, photos, barrel, pocket, lyrics, picture, depicting, remix, shoes, cap, rank, sponsor, bearing, arm, sheet, distinctive, alternate, plastic, tracks, album, blue, credits, photography, inner, colours, coat, photographer, wearing, featuring, compilation, label, authorized, copies, enlisted, inches, tie, colour, designed, featured, release, track, design, designer, background, image, outer, pink.

Words that rhyme with sleeve:
leave, naive, retrieve, perceive, believe, achieve, weave, receive, conceive, reprieve, reeve, deceive, heave, cleave, relieve, eve, interweave, vive, peeve, nieve, bereave, grieve, aleve, reave, sheave, eave, neve, aggrieve, steve, interleave, steeve, greave, sleave, thieve, shrieve, lieve, greeve, shreve, cleve, aviv, leve, yves, keeve, greve, disbelieve, neave, preconceive, theave, shore leave, qui vive, prieve, misconceive, genevieve, naeve, chieve, prokofiev, scheve, shirtsleeve, threave, geneve, basket weave, plain weave, twill weave, rajiv, sabbatical leave, cheve, christmas eve, on leave, gleave, tel aviv, take leave, kieve, sick leave, misperceive, frost heave, compassionate leave, gildersleeve, shreeve, stieve, absence without leave, satin weave, on the qui vive, midsummer eve, kleve, taffeta weave, meave, open weave, terminal leave, tel-aviv, biev, laneve, maharive, mccleave, sanjiv, satanjeev, soloviev, vancleve.

Adjectives that are often used to describe sleeve:
left, right, long, short, empty, plastic, outer, inner, loose, white, wide, black, torn, upper, blue, protective, red, full, ragged, wet, lower, tight, fitting, cylindrical, shirt, thin, periosteal, ravelled, threaded, rough, dirty, puffed, elastic, soft, green, tapered, sterile, uniform, double, dark, tattered, thick, raveled, narrow, piece, plain, gray, hollow, half, mutton, flexible, armless, shaped, movable, silken, tubular, frayed, embroidered, conical, adjustable, bloody, brown, iron, yellow, eccentric, removable, damp, inside, opposite, dural, split, stainless, fitted, capacious, straight, soaked, metallic.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective sleeve:
valve, lobectomy, links, bearing, type, board, notes, dog, fasteners, fractures, bearings, insignia, nuts, resections, maker, parallel, resection, pipe, crossing, buttons, material, ring, note, designs.

Consonant match to sleeve:
slave, slav, sleave, slive.

Words that sound like sleeve:
sleeve, sleave, slieve, slave, slav, slive, slov, slev, slof, sleeves, slee, sley, sleeved, sely, sliva, cely, seave, c.v, slea, sleaved, sleech, aleve, oliv, alleve, elleve, slai, slow, save, steve, slaves, sleigh, slay, sly, slang, sieve, sleek, sliver, sling, sleet, suave, sive, slew, slouch, salve, sleaze, siv, slough, slaw, sav, slaved, slaver, slife, civ, slo, sev, slung, sloe, sauve, slu, sligh, sla, slue, sli, slavs, sove, slavey, slava, slover, cive, steeve, slowe, sov, soave, sluff, sleat, swive, salive, sloo, slye, sliwa, sleer, syv, sloy, sluh, slich, sluf, cev, slovo, suav, slaf, slutch, sciv, slatch, slaie, slavo, slaa, slowh, alive, all of, a love.