Dove

Dove  (dv)

n.

See Columba.

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dove ¹  (dv)

n.

1. Any of various widely distributed birds of the family Columbidae, which includes the pigeons, having a small head and a characteristic cooing call.

2. A gentle, innocent person.

3. A person who advocates peace, conciliation, or negotiation in preference to confrontation or armed conflict.

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[Middle English douve, from Old English *dfe.]

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dovish adj.

dovish·ness n.

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dove ²  (dv)

v.

A past tense of dive¹. See Usage Note at dive¹. See Regional Note at wake¹.

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Dove [dʌv]

n

(Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) Christianity the. a manifestation of the Holy Spirit (John 1:32)

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dove¹

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various birds of the family Columbidae, having a heavy body, small head, short legs, and long pointed wings: order Columbiformes. They are typically smaller than pigeons Related adj columbine

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Politics a person opposed to war Compare hawk¹ [3]

3. a gentle or innocent person: used as a term of endearment

4. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours)

a.  a greyish-brown colour

b.  (as adjective) dove walls

[Old English dūfe (unattested except as a feminine proper name); related to Old Saxon dūbva, Old High German tūba]

dovelike  adj

dovish  adj

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dove²

vb

Chiefly US a past tense of dive

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	dove - any of numerous small pigeons         pigeon - wild and domesticated birds having a heavy body and short legs turtledove - any of several Old World wild doves Australian turtledove, Stictopelia cuneata, turtledove - small Australian dove mourning dove, Zenaidura macroura - wild dove of the United States having a mournful call
	2.	dove - someone who prefers negotiations to armed conflict in the conduct of foreign relations peacenik disarmer, pacificist, pacifist - someone opposed to violence as a means of settling disputes war hawk, hawk - an advocate of an aggressive policy on foreign relations
	3.	Dove - a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Puppis and Caelum Columba
	4.	dove - flesh of a pigeon suitable for roasting or braising; flesh of a dove (young squab) may be broiled squab domestic pigeon - domesticated pigeon raised for sport or food poultry - flesh of chickens or turkeys or ducks or geese raised for food
	5.	dove - an emblem of peace allegory, emblem - a visible symbol representing an abstract idea

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dove noun

Related words
adjective columbine
collective nouns dule, flight

Translations

dove¹ [dʌv] N (Orn) → paloma f (Pol) (= person opposed to war) → pacifista mf

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dove [ˈdʌv] n

(= bird) → colombe f

(politically) → colombe f

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dove:

dove-coloured, (US) dove-colored

adj → taubenblau

dovecot(e)

n → Taubenschlag m

dove-grey

adj → taubengrau

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dove¹

n (lit, fig) → Taube f

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dove [dʌv] n → colombo/a (fig) (Pol) → colomba
collared dove → colombo/a dal collare

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dove [dʌv] n → colombo/a (fig) (Pol) → colomba
collared dove → colombo/a dal collare

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dove

n dove [dav]

a kind of pigeon. duif حَمامَه гълъб holub due die Taube περιστέρι paloma tuvi قمری kyyhky colombe יוֹנָה फाख्ता golubica galamb merpati dúfa colomba はと 비둘기 balandis balodis burung merpati duif due gołąb rola porumbel голубь holub, -ica golob golubica duva นกพิราบ kumru 鴿，小野鴿 голуб فاختہ bồ câu 鸽，小野鸽

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Dove → يمامة holubice due Taube περιστέρι palomo kyyhkynen colombe grlica colomba ハト 비둘기 duif due gołębica pombo голубь duva นกพิราบ beyaz güvercin chim bồ câu 鸽子