Cove (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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.
  6. 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.
verb (used with or without object), coved, cov·ing.
  1. to make or become a cove.
noun
  1. a person; fellow.
  2. a manager, especially of a sheep station.
noun
  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. a concave curved surface between the wall and ceiling of a room
verb
  1. to form an architectural cove in
noun
  1. a fellow; chap
  2. an overseer of convict labourers
Cove (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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