Cove Definition

kōv
coved, coves, coving
noun
A sheltered nook or recess, as in cliffs.
Webster's New World
A small bay or inlet.
Webster's New World
A small valley or pass.
Webster's New World
A cave or cavern.
American Heritage
A narrow gap or pass between hills or woods.
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Synonyms:
verb
To form in a cove; curve concavely.
Webster's New World
To brood, cover, over, or sit over, as birds their eggs.
Wiktionary
pronoun

A town in Arkansas.

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A village in Hampshire, England.

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A city in Oregon.

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Any one of three villages in Scotland.

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A CDP in Utah.

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Other Word Forms of Cove

Noun

Singular:
cove
Plural:
coves

Origin of Cove

  • From Old English cofa, from Proto-Germanic *kubô. Cognate with German Koben, Swedish kofva.

    From Wiktionary

  • Compare French couver, Italian covare. See covey.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English chamber, cave from Old English cofa

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Probably from Romani kova man

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Romani kodo (“this one, him”) .

    From Wiktionary

Cove Sentence Examples

  • It lies on a cove sheltered by two projecting headlands.

  • In August 1849 the queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by the little princess royal and the prince of Wales, paid a visit to Ireland, landing at the Cove of Cork, which from /rash trip, that day was renamed Queenstown.

  • A secluded sandy cove can be found even in summer.

  • Every cove of the seashore, every point, every island and prominent rock has its guardian spirit.

  • The coast scenery near Boscastle is severely beautiful, with abrupt cliffs fully exposed to the sea, and broken only by a few picturesque inlets such as Crackington Cove and Pentargan Cove.

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Words Starting With

CCOCOV

Words Ending With

EVEOVE

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Words Starting With C and Ending With E

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4 Letter Words4 Letter Words Starting With C4 Letter Words Ending With E