cove

cove ¹  (kv)

n.

1. A small sheltered bay in the shoreline of a sea, river, or lake.

2.

a. A recess or small valley in the side of a mountain.

b. A cave or cavern.

3. A narrow gap or pass between hills or woods.

4. Architecture

a. A concave molding.

b. A concave surface forming a junction between a ceiling and a wall. Also called coving.

tr.v. coved, cov·ing, coves

To make in an inward curving form.

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[Middle English, chamber, cave, from Old English cofa.]

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cove ¹

Noun

a small bay or inlet [Old English cofa]

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cove ²

Noun

Old-fashioned, slang a fellow; chap [probably from Romany kova]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cove - a small inlet inlet, recess - an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands) lough - a long narrow (nearly landlocked) cove in Ireland
	2.	cove - small or narrow cave in the side of a cliff or mountain cave - a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea

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cove

noun bay, sound, creek, inlet, bayou, firth or frith Scot. anchorage

Translations

cove [kəuv] n → cala, ensenada

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cove [kəuv] n → petite baie, anse f

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cove [kəuv] n → (kleine) Bucht f

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cove [kəuv] n → piccola baia