cove
1 of 3noun (1)
ˈkōv 
1
: a recessed place : concavity: such as
a
: an architectural member with a concave cross section
b
: a trough for concealed lighting at the upper part of a wall
2
: a small sheltered inlet or bay
3
a
: a deep recess or small valley in the side of a mountain
b
: a level area sheltered by hills or mountains
cove
2 of 3verb
coved; coving
transitive verb
: to make in a hollow concave form
cove
3 of 3noun (2)
British, old-fashioned
: man, fellow
Synonyms
Noun (1)
- arm
- bay
- bight
- creek [chiefly British]
- embayment
- estuary
- firth
- fjord
- fiord
- gulf
- inlet
- loch [Scottish]
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Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English, den, from Old English cofa; akin to Old High German chubisi hut
Noun (2)
Romani kova thing, person
First Known Use
Noun (1)
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
1756, in the meaning defined above
Noun (2)
1567, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
cove
noun
ˈkōv
: a small sheltered inlet or bay
cove
noun
as in bay
a part of a body of water that extends beyond the general shoreline a secluded cove that smugglers once used Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- bay
- estuary
- loch
- firth
- creek
- gulf
- inlet
- port
- fjord
- harbor
- embayment
- bight
- bayou
- arm
- fiord
- sound
- strait
- narrow
- roadstead
- slough
- road(s)
- backwater
- slew
- slue
