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cove
1[ kohv ]
noun
- a small indentation or recess in the shoreline of a sea, lake, or river.
- a sheltered nook.
- a narrow pass between woods or hills.
- a sheltered area between woods or hills.
- Architecture.
- a concave surface or molding.
- a concave surface forming part of a ceiling at its edge so as to eliminate the usual interior angle between the wall and ceiling.
verb (used with or without object)
- to make or become a cove.
cove
2[ kohv ]
noun
- British Slang. a person; fellow.
- Australian Slang. a manager, especially of a sheep station.
cove
1/ kəʊv /
noun
- old-fashioned.a fellow; chap
- history an overseer of convict labourers
cove
2/ kəʊv /
noun
- a small bay or inlet, usually between rocky headlands
- a narrow cavern formed in the sides of cliffs, mountains, etc, usually by erosion
- a sheltered place
- Also calledcoving architect a concave curved surface between the wall and ceiling of a room
verb
- tr to form an architectural cove in
Word History and Origins
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Origin of cove2
Word History and Origins
Origin of cove1
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Example Sentences
In the quiet moments, when you find a beach or cove all your own, it still feels like a far-flung hinterland.
In any case, as aging comes for us all, so it comes, at an accelerated pace, for those who’ve arrived at this little cove just looking for a refreshing day near the water.
One of the best, Devil’s Waterhole, is tucked away in a cove of Inks Lake State Park.
Experienced kayakers can enjoy a paddle in the cove, though swimming isn’t recommended due to strong currents.
This is all laid out around the crescent-shaped cove, a 630-acre reservoir carved from the limestone.
And I thought I should come back one day to do a giant walk over the Sydney Cove from the Opera House to the top of the bridge.
The Cove Deli on Main Street buzzed with the sound of a generator, and the lights were dim but the doors thrown open.
Louie Psihoyos' The Cove, on the other hand, feels entirely fresh, and is as dramatic and gripping as any live-action thriller.
Directed by Louie Psihoyos, a National Geographic photographer, The Cove is, on its face, eco-advocacy at its best.
But the most compelling documentary of the year is The Cove.
The mainland of the great northern cove and the eastern side of the Islands were thick with trees: oaks, buckeye, willows, madroo.
The hills that formed a cove of the great valley were bright with their houses and gardens, but very quiet.
That young cove right opposite to you is one of the best-known sneak-thieves in the city.
Going up the cove some distance, Henry Burns launched a rowboat and pulled rapidly across, landing some ways above the bluff.
What they saw was the yacht Eagle, not far from the bluff, under full mainsail, standing out of the cove.
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