Cove Definition

kōv
coved, coves, coving
noun
A sheltered nook or recess, as in cliffs.
Webster's New World
A small bay or inlet.
Webster's New World
A small valley or pass.
Webster's New World
A cave or cavern.
American Heritage
A narrow gap or pass between hills or woods.
American Heritage
verb
To form in a cove; curve concavely.
Webster's New World
To brood, cover, over, or sit over, as birds their eggs.
Wiktionary
pronoun

A town in Arkansas.

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A village in Hampshire, England.

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A city in Oregon.

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Any one of three villages in Scotland.

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A CDP in Utah.

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Other Word Forms of Cove

Noun

Singular:
cove
Plural:
coves

Origin of Cove

  • From Old English cofa, from Proto-Germanic *kubô. Cognate with German Koben, Swedish kofva.

    From Wiktionary

  • Compare French couver, Italian covare. See covey.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English chamber, cave from Old English cofa

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Probably from Romani kova man

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Romani kodo (“this one, him”) .

    From Wiktionary

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