cove
nounEtymology
From Middle English cove, from Old English cofa (“chamber; den”), from Proto-West Germanic *kobō, from Proto-Germanic *kubô. Cognate with Dutch koof (“cove”), German Low German Koov (“small room”), German Koben (“nook, shed”), Icelandic kofi (“hut, shack”). This word has probably survived as long as it has due to its coincidental phonetic resemblance to the unrelated word English cave. Also unrelated to Spanish cueva, which itself is a cognate of cave.
Definitions
A hollow in a rock
A hollow in a rock; a cave or cavern.
A concave vault or archway, especially the arch of a ceiling.
A small coastal inlet, especially one having high cliffs protecting vessels from…
A small coastal inlet, especially one having high cliffs protecting vessels from prevailing winds; bight.
- secret coves and noukes
- There are several excellent snorkelling spots in the shallow coves around Chimei, and one-day tours (NT$1100 to NT$1300, including transport and food) can be arranged beforehand by your hotel or home-stay.
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A strip of prairie extending into woodland.
A recess or sheltered area on the slopes of a mountain.
The wooden roof of the stern gallery of an old sailing warship.
A thin line, sometimes gilded, along a yacht's strake below deck level.
A valley between two ridges, especially one that, opening to the south and east, is…
A valley between two ridges, especially one that, opening to the south and east, is protected by ridges on the north and west from common winter storm tracks.
- They were, despite their ignorance, unavoidably prosperous since their farm occupied a wide piece of cove bottom with dirt so black and rich it would raise sweet potatoes as long as your arm[.]
To arch over
To arch over; to build in a hollow concave form; to make in the form of a cove.
- The mosques and other buildings of the Arabians are rounded into domes and coved roofs.
A fellow
A fellow; a man.
- Don’t call Major Pendennis an old cove, if you’ll ’ave the goodness, Lightfoot, and don’t call me an old cove, nether. Such words ain’t used in society; and we have lived in the fust society, both at ’ome and foring.
- At one point, a friendly-looking sort of cove with silver hair and a grandfatherly kind of face beamed at him […]
A friend
A friend; a mate.
Of a bird or other animal
Of a bird or other animal: to brood, cover, incubate, or sit over (eggs).
A number of places in the United States
A number of places in the United States:
A small village in Tiverton parish, Mid Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref…
A small village in Tiverton parish, Mid Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS9519).
A suburb of Farnborough, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU8556).
Three villages in Scotland
Three villages in Scotland:
A habitational surname from Old English.
The official active supporters' group of Sydney FC (an Australian soccer club based in…
The official active supporters' group of Sydney FC (an Australian soccer club based in Sydney).
The neighborhood
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Derived
Castle Cove, Copperas Cove, covelet, covelike, cove molding, Covian, Covina, East Cove Port, Glen Cove, Green Cove Springs, Huntleys Cove, Lane Cove, Lulworth Cove, Middle Cove, North Arm Cove, Quathiaski Cove, shallow cove, Abraham's Cove, Adam's Cove, Admiral's Cove, Angels Cove, Arnold's Cove, Aspen Cove, Bear Cove, Birchy Cove, Bird Cove, Bishop's Cove, Black Duck Cove, Boyd's Cove, Bradley's Cove, Brent's Cove, Broad Cove, Bryant's Cove, Bunyan's Cove, Burgoynes Cove, Burnt Cove, Canning's Cove, Caplin Cove, Carter's Cove, Chance Cove · +98 more
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA