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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024cove1 /koʊv/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Geographya small opening or recess in the shoreline of a sea, lake, or river;
a small, sheltered bay.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cove1 (kōv),USA pronunciation n., v., coved, cov•ing. n. - a small indentation or recess in the shoreline of a sea, lake, or river.
- a sheltered nook.
- a hollow or recess in a mountain;
cave;
cavern. - a narrow pass between woods or hills.
- a sheltered area between woods or hills.
- Architecture
- a concave surface or molding.
- a concave surface forming part of a ceiling at its edge so as to eliminate the usual interior angle between the wall and ceiling.
v.t., v.i. - to make or become a cove.
- bef. 900; Middle English; Old English cofa cave, den, closet; cognate with Old Norse kofi hut, Greek gýpē cave
- British Termsa person;
fellow. - British Terms[Australian Slang.]a manager, esp. of a sheep station.
- Romany kova creature
- said to be 1560–70
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: cove /kəʊv/ n - a small bay or inlet, usually between rocky headlands
- a narrow cavern formed in the sides of cliffs, mountains, etc, usually by erosion
- a sheltered place
- Also called: coving a concave curved surface between the wall and ceiling of a room
vb - (transitive) to form an architectural cove in
Etymology: Old English cofa; related to Old Norse kofi, Old High German kubisi tent cove /kəʊv/ n - old-fashioned slang Brit Austral a fellow; chap
- Austral an overseer of convict labourers
Etymology: 16th Century: probably from Romany kova thing, person |