cove

Meanings

Plural: coves

Noun

• a small inlet
• small or narrow cave in the side of a cliff or mountain
• A hollow in a rock; a cave or cavern.
• A concave vault or archway, especially the arch of a ceiling.
• A small coastal inlet, especially one having high cliffs protecting vessels from prevailing winds; bight.
• A strip of prairie extending into woodland.
• A recess or sheltered area on the slopes of a mountain.
• The wooden roof of the stern gallery of an old sailing warship.
• A thin line, sometimes gilded, along a yacht's strake below deck level.
• 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.
• A fellow; a man.
• A friend; a mate.

Verb

• To arch over; to build in a hollow concave form; to make in the form of a cove.
• Of a bird or other animal: to brood, cover, incubate, or sit over (eggs).

Synonyms

covie, friend, man

Antonyms

blone, covess, enemy, mort, woman