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cove - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'cove' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Cove [ n.]
- A retired nook; especially, a small, sheltered inlet, creek, or bay; a recess in the shore.
- A strip of prairie extending into woodland; also, a recess in the side of a mountain.
- A concave molding.
- A member, whose section is a concave curve, used especially with regard to an inner roof or ceiling, as around a skylight.
- A boy or man of any age or station.
2 . Cove [ v. t.]
- To arch over; to build in a hollow concave form; to make in the form of a cove.
- To brood, cover, over, or sit over, as birds their eggs.