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[ grohv ] / groʊv / SEE SYNONYMS FOR grove ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna small wood or forested area, usually with no undergrowth: a grove of pines. a small orchard or stand of fruit-bearing trees, especially citrus trees: a grove of lemon trees. Origin of groveFirst recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English grāf synonym study for grove1. See forest. OTHER WORDS FROM grovegroved, adjectivegroveless, adjectiveWords nearby grovegrout, grout box, groutlock brick, grouts, grouty, grove, Grove City, grovel, Grover, Groves, grovet Definition for grove (2 of 2)[ grohv ] / groʊv /
nounSir George, 1820–1900, English musicologist. Robert Moses "Lefty", 1900–75, U.S. baseball player. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for groveExcerpted from Havel: A Life by Nichael Zantovsky; used with the permission of the publisher, Grove Atlantic, Inc. How Havel Inspired the Velvet Revolution|Michael Zantovsky|December 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST On its way to the stadium, the team passes through the Grove down the Walk of Champions, mobbed by adoring fans. Ole Miss Football Games Unite a Son and His Aging Father|Stuart Stevens|November 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST A grove of trees becomes something profound, a sunrise something majestic, an embrace an electric current. Sundance Channel’s ‘Rectify’ Is the Best New Show of 2013|Jace Lacob|April 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST A grove of Hawaiian “Autograph” trees and pink bougainvillea, not to mention fragrant jasmine, create a lush garden environment. The Elegant EDITION|Daily Beast Promotions|October 11, 2010|DAILY BEAST
His memoir, 39 Years of Short-Term Memory Loss will be published by Grove Atlantic in March. Al Franken's Reverend Wright|Tom Davis|January 8, 2009|DAILY BEAST Almost on the edge of the grove Jack Dudley made an interesting discovery. Two Boys in Wyoming|Edward S. Ellis For some time the head of the household had made the grove a regular resting place in his daily round. Little Brothers of the Air|Olive Thorne Miller He had hardly to step from the grove before game presented itself. Louisiana Lou|William West Winter The door for the public, in an angle of the wall now built up, opened out upon the grove of horse-chestnuts. The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume I (of 3)|Alexander Wheelock Thayer At this moment a slight rustling was heard in the grove of oranges, where Don Estevan and Cuchillo were crouching in concealment.
British Dictionary definitions for grove
nouna small wooded area or plantation - a road lined with houses and often trees, esp in a suburban area
- (capital as part of a street name)Ladbroke Grove
Word Origin for groveOld English grāf; related to grǣfa thicket, greave, Norwegian greivla to intertwine Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to grovecoppice, orchard, covert, woodland, plantation, copse, wood, brake, forest, thicket, stand, spinney |