Definition

1. Noun:
   • A small storage compartment built into the dashboard of a car: A glove compartment is a small, lidded storage area located in front of the front-seat passenger in a vehicle's dashboard. It is traditionally used to store items like vehicle documents, maps, and, historically, driving gloves.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Please check the glove compartment for the car's registration papers.
  • She keeps a flashlight and some napkins in the glove compartment.
  • The manual for the vehicle is stored in the glove compartment.

Advanced Usage

• "to rifle through the glove compartment": to search quickly and thoroughly inside it.
  • He rifled through the glove compartment looking for a pen.
• "glove compartment light": a small light that illuminates the compartment when it is opened.
  • The glove compartment light has burned out.

Variants and Related Words

• Glovebox: A common synonym for "glove compartment."
  • The term 'glovebox' is often used interchangeably with 'glove compartment'.
• Dashboard compartment: A more general descriptive term.
• Cubbyhole / Cubby: A small, open storage area, sometimes distinct from a formal, lidded glove compartment.

Synonyms

• Glovebox: The most direct synonym.
• Dash compartment: A descriptive synonym focusing on its location.

Related Phrases

• "Junk in the glove compartment": Refers to an accumulation of miscellaneous, often unused items stored there.
  • I really need to clean out all the junk in the glove compartment.

Noun

1. compartment on the dashboard of a car