Cove

[kəʊv] or [kov]

Definition

(noun.) a small inlet.

(noun.) small or narrow cave in the side of a cliff or mountain.

Editor: Will--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) A retired nook; especially, a small, sheltered inlet, creek, or bay; a recess in the shore.

(n.) A strip of prairie extending into woodland; also, a recess in the side of a mountain.

(n.) A concave molding.

(n.) A member, whose section is a concave curve, used especially with regard to an inner roof or ceiling, as around a skylight.

(v. t.) To arch over; to build in a hollow concave form; to make in the form of a cove.

(v. t.) To brood, cover, over, or sit over, as birds their eggs.

(n.) A boy or man of any age or station.

Checker: Presley

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. Inlet, bight, small bay.

Inputed by Cole

Definition

n. (slang) a fellow a customer:—fem. Cov′ess—dim. Cov′ey.

n. a small inlet of the sea: a bay: a cavern or rocky recess: (archit.) a concave arch or vault.—v.t. to overarch and thus form a hollow.—adj. Coved formed with an arch.—n. Cove′let a small cove.

Checked by Emil