dove
Word forms: doves pronunciation note: Pronounced (dʌv ) for meanings [sense 1] to , [sense 3], and (doʊv ) for meaning [sense 4].
1. countable noun
A dove is a bird that looks like a pigeon but is smaller and lighter in colour. Doves are often used as a symbol of peace.
2. See also turtle dove
3. countable noun
In politics, you can refer to people who support the use of peaceful methods to solve difficult situations as doves. Compare hawk.
A clear split over tactics appears to be emerging between doves and hawks in the party.
4.
In American English, dove is sometimes used as the past tense of dive.
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Collocations:
dove of peace release a dove white dove
It's tough work being a dove of peace in the new world order.
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The famous dove of peace he designed for the global peace movement was a huge popular success, but its initial choice appears to have been an accident.
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People were invited to craft a symbolic dove of peace, to write their reflections, to name their concerns, to be thankful for freedom and liberty.
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It features a dove of peace abreast two dialog bubbles.
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From the air it looks like a dove of peace.
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Let church bells ring and release doves — we should celebrate a birth with symbols of peace, not war.
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Or maybe releasing doves as the couple say their vows?
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His boat lodges on a mountain, and he releases a dove, a swallow, and a raven.
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Domesticated rock pigeons are also bred as carrier pigeons, used for thousands of years to carry brief written messages, and release doves used in ceremonies.
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The preferred type of release doves are homing pigeons, a member of the rock dove species, and some strains are specifically bred for ceremonial release.
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Hundreds more locals lined the street as a white dove and balloons were released.
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How many seas must a white dove sail before she sleeps in the sand?
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As a speed camera snapped the unnamed man going at nearly twice the 30km/h limit, his face was obscured by what appeared to be a white dove.
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The special something turns out to be a cage tailor-made for the flock of 38 pristine white doves poised in the middle of the room.
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Black pheasants scampered away into the long grass and a flock of white doves swooped between the trees ahead of us.
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Translations:
Chinese: 鸽子
Japanese: ハト