noun
1.
a small indentation or recess in the shoreline of a sea, lake, or river.
2.
a sheltered nook.
3.
a hollow or recess in a mountain; cave; cavern.
4.
a narrow pass between woods or hills.
5.
a sheltered area between woods or hills.
verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
7.
to make or become a cove.
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Origin:
before 900; Middle English; Old English cofa cave, den, closet; cognate with Old Norse kofi hut, Greek gýpē cave
before 900; Middle English; Old English cofa cave, den, closet; cognate with Old Norse kofi hut, Greek gýpē cave
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cove1 (kəʊv) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a small bay or inlet, usually between rocky headlands |
| 2. | a narrow cavern formed in the sides of cliffs, mountains, etc, usually by erosion |
| 3. | a sheltered place |
| 4. | architect Also called: coving a concave curved surface between the wall and ceiling of a room |
| —vb | |
| 5. | (tr) to form an architectural cove in |
| [Old English cofa; related to Old Norse kofi, Old High German kubisi tent] | |
| cove2 (kəʊv) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | old-fashioned, slang (Brit), (Austral) a fellow; chap |
| 2. | (Austral) history an overseer of convict labourers |
| [C16: probably from Romany kova thing, person] | |
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Word Origin & History
cove
O.E. cofa "small chamber, cell," from P.Gmc. *kubon. Extension of meaning to "small bay" is 1590, apparently via Scot. dialectal meaning "small hollow place in coastal rocks" (c.950).
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Example sentences
We walked down a ton of steps to get to this cove beach area.
The protected cove with its flat water allows kite surfers to come up close to the beach.
One day a barge appears off the cove, and there is a lot of fussing around with floats, lots of divers in the water.
Or rent one of seven kayaks to explore the nooks and crannies of the protected cove.
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