cove
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: enpr: kōv
ipa: /koʊv/
enpr: kōv
ipa: /kəʊv/
rhymes: -əʊv
homophone: Cobh
Forms: form: coves
Etymology: From Middle English cove, from Old English cofa (“chamber; den”), from Proto-West Germanic *kobō, from Proto-Germanic *kubô. Cognate with Dutch koof (“cove”), German Low German Koov (“small room”), German Koben (“nook, shed”), Icelandic kofi (“hut, shack”). This word has probably survived as long as it has due to its coincidental phonetic resemblance to the unrelated word English cave. Also unrelated to Spanish cueva, which itself is a cognate of cave.
Senses: glosses: A hollow in a rock; a cave or cavern.
topics: architecture
glosses: A concave vault or archway, especially the arch of a ceiling.
examples: text: secret coves and noukes
ref: 1659, T[itus] Livius [i.e., Livy], “(please specify the book number)”, in Philemon Holland, transl., The Romane Historie […], London: […] W. Hunt, for George Sawbridge, […], →OCLC:
text: There are several excellent snorkelling spots in the shallow coves around Chimei, and one-day tours (NT$1100 to NT$1300, including transport and food) can be arranged beforehand by your hotel or home-stay.
ref: 2014, Robert Kelly, Chung Wah Chow, “Taiwan's Islands”, in Taiwan, 9th edition, Lonely Planet, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 307, column 2:
glosses: A small coastal inlet, especially one having high cliffs protecting vessels from prevailing winds; bight.
glosses: A strip of prairie extending into woodland.
glosses: A recess or sheltered area on the slopes of a mountain.
topics: nautical
transport
glosses: The wooden roof of the stern gallery of an old sailing warship.
topics: nautical
transport
glosses: A thin line, sometimes gilded, along a yacht's strake below deck level.
examples: text: They were, despite their ignorance, unavoidably prosperous since their farm occupied a wide piece of cove bottom with dirt so black and rich it would raise sweet potatoes as long as your arm[.]
ref: 1997, Charles Frazier, chapter 2, in Cold Mountain, London: Hodder and Stoughton, page 53:
coordinate_terms: hollow
draft
glosses: A valley between two ridges, especially one that, opening to the south and east, is protected by ridges on the north and west from common winter storm tracks.
Derived terms: word: Copperas Cove
word: covelet
word: covelike
word: cove molding
word: Covian
word: Covina
word: East Cove Port
word: Glen Cove
word: Green Cove Springs
word: Lane Cove
word: Lulworth Cove
word: Quathiaski Cove
word: shallow cove
sense: in toponyms of New Brunswick
word: Belyeas Cove
sense: in toponyms of New Brunswick
word: Big Cove
sense: in toponyms of New Brunswick
word: Crafts Cove
sense: in toponyms of New Brunswick
word: Drurys Cove
sense: in toponyms of New Brunswick
word: Erbs Cove
sense: in toponyms of New Brunswick
word: Flowers Cove
sense: in toponyms of New Brunswick
word: Gooseberry Cove
sense: in toponyms of New Brunswick
word: Iron Bound Cove
sense: in toponyms of New Brunswick
word: Lower Cove
sense: in toponyms of New Brunswick
word: Mill Cove
sense: in toponyms of New Brunswick
word: Porter Cove
sense: in toponyms of New Brunswick
word: Sypher Cove
sense: in toponyms of New Brunswick
word: Tennants Cove
sense: in toponyms of New Brunswick
word: Whites Cove
sense: in toponyms of New Brunswick
word: Youngs Cove
sense: in toponyms of Newfoundland
word: Abraham's Cove
sense: in toponyms of Newfoundland
word: Adam's Cove
sense: in toponyms of Newfoundland
word: Admiral's Cove
sense: in toponyms of Newfoundland
word: Angels Cove
sense: in toponyms of Newfoundland
word: Arnold's Cove
sense: in toponyms of Newfoundland
word: Aspen Cove
sense: in toponyms of Newfoundland
word: Bear Cove
sense: in toponyms of Newfoundland
word: Birchy Cove
sense: in toponyms of Newfoundland
word: Bird Cove
sense: in toponyms of Newfoundland
word: Bishop's Cove
sense: in toponyms of Newfoundland
word: Black Duck Cove
sense: in toponyms of Newfoundland
word: Boyd's Cove
sense: in toponyms of Newfoundland
word: Bradley's Cove
sense: in toponyms of Newfoundland
word: Brent's Cove
sense: in toponyms of Newfoundland
word: Broad Cove
sense: in toponyms of Newfoundland
word: Bryant's Cove
sense: in toponyms of Newfoundland
word: Bunyan's Cove
sense: in toponyms of Newfoundland
word: Burgoynes Cove
sense: in toponyms of Newfoundland
word: Burnt Cove
sense: in toponyms of Newfoundland
word: Canning's Cove
sense: in toponyms of Newfoundland
word: Caplin Cove
sense: in toponyms of Newfoundland
word: Carter's Cove
sense: in toponyms of Newfoundland
word: Chance Cove
sense: in toponyms of Newfoundland
word: Chapel's Cove
sense: in toponyms of Newfoundland
word: Coachman's Cove
sense: in toponyms of Newfoundland
word: Comfort Cove
sense: in toponyms of Newfoundland
word: Coomb's Cove
sense: in toponyms of Newfoundland
word: Cottrell's Cove
sense: in toponyms of Newfoundland
word: Cox's Cove
sense: in toponyms of Newfoundland
word: Daniel's Cove
sense: in toponyms of Newfoundland
word: Diamond Cove
sense: in toponyms of Newfoundland
word: Felix Cove
sense: in toponyms of Newfoundland
word: Flower's Cove
sense: in toponyms of Newfoundland
word: Fox Cove
sense: in toponyms of Newfoundland
word: Frenchman's Cove
sense: in toponyms of Newfoundland
word: Garden Cove
sense: in toponyms of Newfoundland
word: Gooseberry Cove
sense: in toponyms of Newfoundland
word: Grates Cove
sense: in toponyms of Newfoundland
word: Hatchet Cove
sense: in toponyms of Newfoundland
word: Hibb's Cove
sense: in toponyms of Newfoundland
word: Hodges Cove
sense: in toponyms of Newfoundland
word: Indian Cove
sense: in toponyms of Newfoundland
word: Ivany's Cove
sense: in toponyms of Newfoundland
word: Jackson's Cove
sense: in toponyms of Newfoundland
word: Jemmy's Cove
sense: in toponyms of Newfoundland
word: Job's Cove
sense: in toponyms of Newfoundland
word: King's Cove
sense: in toponyms of Newfoundland
word: Knights Cove
sense: in toponyms of Newfoundland
word: Ladle Cove
sense: in toponyms of Newfoundland
word: Lance Cove
sense: in toponyms of Newfoundland
word: Langdon's Cove
sense: in toponyms of Newfoundland
word: Lead Cove
sense: in toponyms of Newfoundland
word: Lewin's Cove
sense: in toponyms of Newfoundland
word: Long Cove
sense: in toponyms of Newfoundland
word: Lord's Cove
sense: in toponyms of Newfoundland
word: Lower Cove
sense: in toponyms of Newfoundland
word: Lower Island Cove
sense: in toponyms of Newfoundland
word: Maddox Cove
sense: in toponyms of Newfoundland
word: Middle Cove
sense: in toponyms of Newfoundland
word: Miles Cove
sense: in toponyms of Newfoundland
word: Nameless Cove
sense: in toponyms of Newfoundland
word: Newman's Cove
sense: in toponyms of Newfoundland
word: Noggin Cove
sense: in toponyms of Newfoundland
word: Norman's Cove
sense: in toponyms of Newfoundland
word: Ochre Pit Cove
sense: in toponyms of Newfoundland
word: Olds Cove
sense: in toponyms of Newfoundland
word: Outer Cove
sense: in toponyms of Newfoundland
word: Parker's Cove
sense: in toponyms of Newfoundland
word: Patrick's Cove
sense: in toponyms of Newfoundland
word: Perry's Cove
sense: in toponyms of Newfoundland
word: Pidgeon Cove
sense: in toponyms of Newfoundland
word: Pool's Cove
sense: in toponyms of Newfoundland
word: Portugal Cove
sense: in toponyms of Newfoundland
word: Pouch Cove
sense: in toponyms of Newfoundland
word: Queens Cove
sense: in toponyms of Newfoundland
word: Red Head Cove
sense: in toponyms of Newfoundland
word: Sally's Cove
sense: in toponyms of Newfoundland
word: Salmon Cove
sense: in toponyms of Newfoundland
word: Sandy Cove
sense: in toponyms of Newfoundland
word: Seal Cove
sense: in toponyms of Newfoundland
word: Sheaves Cove
sense: in toponyms of Newfoundland
word: Ship Cove
sense: in toponyms of Newfoundland
word: Shoal Cove
sense: in toponyms of Newfoundland
word: Sibley's Cove
sense: in toponyms of Newfoundland
word: Spillars Cove
sense: in toponyms of Newfoundland
word: St. Joseph's Cove
sense: in toponyms of Newfoundland
word: Stock Cove
sense: in toponyms of Newfoundland
word: Swells Cove
sense: in toponyms of Newfoundland
word: Three Rock Cove
sense: in toponyms of Newfoundland
word: Tilt Cove
sense: in toponyms of Newfoundland
word: Tors Cove
sense: in toponyms of Newfoundland
word: Trinny Cove
sense: in toponyms of Newfoundland
word: Turks Cove
sense: in toponyms of Newfoundland
word: Upper Amherst Cove
sense: in toponyms of Newfoundland
word: Upper Island Cove
sense: in toponyms of Newfoundland
word: Wild Cove
sense: in toponyms of Nova Scotia
word: Auld's Cove
sense: in toponyms of Nova Scotia
word: Ballantynes Cove
sense: in toponyms of Nova Scotia
word: Bear Cove
sense: in toponyms of Nova Scotia
word: Beaver Cove
sense: in toponyms of Nova Scotia
word: Belliveaus Cove
sense: in toponyms of Nova Scotia
word: Broad Cove
sense: in toponyms of Nova Scotia
word: Charlos Cove
sense: in toponyms of Nova Scotia
word: Debales Cove
sense: in toponyms of Nova Scotia
word: Deep Cove
sense: in toponyms of Nova Scotia
word: Delaps Cove
sense: in toponyms of Nova Scotia
word: Doctors Cove
sense: in toponyms of Nova Scotia
word: Duncans Cove
sense: in toponyms of Nova Scotia
word: Fergusons Cove
sense: in toponyms of Nova Scotia
word: French Cove
sense: in toponyms of Nova Scotia
word: Gilberts Cove
sense: in toponyms of Nova Scotia
word: Gullivers Cove
sense: in toponyms of Nova Scotia
word: Gunning Cove
sense: in toponyms of Nova Scotia
word: Hacketts Cove
sense: in toponyms of Nova Scotia
word: Halfway Cove
sense: in toponyms of Nova Scotia
word: Harrigan Cove
sense: in toponyms of Nova Scotia
word: Hay Cove
sense: in toponyms of Nova Scotia
word: Herring Cove
sense: in toponyms of Nova Scotia
word: Irish Cove
sense: in toponyms of Nova Scotia
word: Johns Cove
sense: in toponyms of Nova Scotia
word: Kelleys Cove
sense: in toponyms of Nova Scotia
word: Livingstone Cove
sense: in toponyms of Nova Scotia
word: Maders Cove
sense: in toponyms of Nova Scotia
word: Malignant Cove
sense: in toponyms of Nova Scotia
word: Marriotts Cove
sense: in toponyms of Nova Scotia
word: McNabs Cove
sense: in toponyms of Nova Scotia
word: Meat Cove
sense: in toponyms of Nova Scotia
word: Mill Cove
sense: in toponyms of Nova Scotia
word: Mink Cove
sense: in toponyms of Nova Scotia
word: Murphy Cove
sense: in toponyms of Nova Scotia
word: Northwest Cove
sense: in toponyms of Nova Scotia
word: Parkers Cove
sense: in toponyms of Nova Scotia
word: Phinneys Cove
sense: in toponyms of Nova Scotia
word: Pipers Cove
sense: in toponyms of Nova Scotia
word: Portuguese Cove
sense: in toponyms of Nova Scotia
word: Samsons Cove
sense: in toponyms of Nova Scotia
word: Sandy Cove
sense: in toponyms of Nova Scotia
word: Smiths Cove
sense: in toponyms of Nova Scotia
word: Soldiers Cove
sense: in toponyms of Nova Scotia
word: Southwest Cove
sense: in toponyms of Nova Scotia
word: St. Croix Cove
sense: in toponyms of Nova Scotia
word: Voglers Cove
sense: in toponyms of Nova Scotia
word: Youngs Cove