dove

Dove

 (dŭv)

n.

See Columba.

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dove ¹

 (dŭv)

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 *dūfe.]

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dov′ish adj.

dov′ish·ness n.

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dove ²

 (dōv)

v.

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

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dove

(dʌv)

n

1. (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.

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) politics a person opposed to war. Compare hawk¹³

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

4. (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]

ˈdoveˌlike adj

ˈdovish, ˈdoveish adj

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dove

(dəʊv)

vb

chiefly US a past tense of dive

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Dove

(dʌv)

n

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

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dove¹

(dʌv)

n.

1. any bird of the family Columbidae, esp. the smaller species with pointed tails. Compare pigeon (def. 1).

2. a pure white member of this species, used as a symbol of innocence, gentleness, and peace.

3. (cap.) a symbol for the Holy Ghost.

4. a person who advocates peace or a conciliatory national attitude.

5. an innocent or gentle person.

6. a warm gray color.

[1150–1200; Middle English; Old English dūfe- (in dūfedoppa pelican)]

dove′like`, dov′ish, adj.

dov′ish•ness, n.

dove²

(doʊv)

v.

a pt. of dive.

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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

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Translations

حَمامَهيـَمَامَة

holubholubice

due

Taube

περιστέρι

Palomapalomo

tuvi

kyyhkykyyhkynenpulu

colombepigeontourterelle

golubgolubicagrlica

galamb

dúfa

colombapiccione

ハト

비둘기

balandis

balodis

duif

due

gołąbgołębica

pombopomba

porumbel

голубь

golobgolobica

duva

นกพิราบ

beyaz güvercingüvercinkumru

голуб

chim bồ câu

小野鸽鸽鸽子

dove

¹ [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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dove

¹

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

(dav) noun

a kind of pigeon. duif حَمامَه гълъб rola holub die Taube due περιστέριpaloma tuvi قمری kyyhky colombeיונה फाख्ता golubica galamb merpati dúfa colomba はと 비둘기 balandis balodis burung merpati duifduegołąb كوتره: كټمير (قمرى rola porumbel голубь holub, -ica golob golubica duva นกพิราบ kumru 和平鴿 голуб فاختہ bồ câu 鸽，小野鸽

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dove

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

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