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单词 cove
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cove


cove 1

C0702100 (kōv)n.1. A small sheltered bay in the shoreline of a sea, river, or lake.2. a. A recess or small valley in the side of a mountain.b. A cave or cavern.3. A narrow gap or pass between hills or woods.4. Architecture a. A concave molding.b. A concave surface forming a junction between a ceiling and a wall. Also called coving.tr.v. coved, cov·ing, coves To make in an inward curving form.
[Middle English, chamber, cave, from Old English cofa.]

cove 2

C0702100 (kōv)n. Chiefly British A fellow; a man.
[Probably from Romani kova, man.]

cove

(kəʊv) n1. (Physical Geography) a small bay or inlet, usually between rocky headlands2. (Geological Science) a narrow cavern formed in the sides of cliffs, mountains, etc, usually by erosion3. a sheltered place4. (Architecture) architect Also called: coving a concave curved surface between the wall and ceiling of a roomvb (Architecture) (tr) to form an architectural cove in[Old English cofa; related to Old Norse kofi, Old High German kubisi tent]

cove

(kəʊv) n1. old-fashioned slang Brit and Austral a fellow; chap2. (Historical Terms) history Austral an overseer of convict labourers[C16: probably from Romany kova thing, person]

cove1

(koʊv)

n., v. coved, cov•ing. n. 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; cavern. 4. a narrow pass or sheltered area between woods or hills. 5. a concave architectural surface or molding, esp. one linking a ceiling and a wall. v.t., v.i. 6. to make or become a cove. [before 900; Middle English; Old English cofa cave, den, closet, c. Old Norse kofi hut, Greek gýpē cave]

cove2

(koʊv)

n. Brit. Slang. a person; fellow. [1560–70; said to be < Romany kova creature]

cove

- Comes from Old English cofa, "small room," from the Germanic root kubon, and came to mean "small hollow place in coastal rocks," and then "small bay."See also related terms for small room.

cove


Past participle: coved
Gerund: coving
Imperative
cove
cove
Present
I cove
you cove
he/she/it coves
we cove
you cove
they cove
Preterite
I coved
you coved
he/she/it coved
we coved
you coved
they coved
Present Continuous
I am coving
you are coving
he/she/it is coving
we are coving
you are coving
they are coving
Present Perfect
I have coved
you have coved
he/she/it has coved
we have coved
you have coved
they have coved
Past Continuous
I was coving
you were coving
he/she/it was coving
we were coving
you were coving
they were coving
Past Perfect
I had coved
you had coved
he/she/it had coved
we had coved
you had coved
they had coved
Future
I will cove
you will cove
he/she/it will cove
we will cove
you will cove
they will cove
Future Perfect
I will have coved
you will have coved
he/she/it will have coved
we will have coved
you will have coved
they will have coved
Future Continuous
I will be coving
you will be coving
he/she/it will be coving
we will be coving
you will be coving
they will be coving
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been coving
you have been coving
he/she/it has been coving
we have been coving
you have been coving
they have been coving
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been coving
you will have been coving
he/she/it will have been coving
we will have been coving
you will have been coving
they will have been coving
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been coving
you had been coving
he/she/it had been coving
we had been coving
you had been coving
they had been coving
Conditional
I would cove
you would cove
he/she/it would cove
we would cove
you would cove
they would cove
Past Conditional
I would have coved
you would have coved
he/she/it would have coved
we would have coved
you would have coved
they would have coved
Thesaurus
Noun1.cove - a small inletcove - a small inlet inlet, recess - an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)lough - a long narrow (nearly landlocked) cove in Ireland
2.cove - small or narrow cave in the side of a cliff or mountaincave - a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea

cove

1noun bay, sound, creek, inlet, bayou, firth or frith (Scot.), anchorage the sandy cove at the north end of the beach

cove

2noun (Old-fashioned slang) fellow, type, customer, character, bloke (Brit. informal), chap I've always thought of him as a decent old cove.

cove

nounA body of water partly enclosed by land but having a wide outlet to the sea:bay, bight, inlet.
Translations
小海湾

cove

(kəuv) noun a small bay or inlet of the sea. They bathed in a quiet cove. 小海灣 小海湾

cove


arch cove

obsolete The leader of a male band of thieves or gypsies. The arch cove kept the audience dazzled and distracted while his gang went through and pickpocketed the crowd.See also: arch, cove

bang-up cove

obsolete A stylish and well-groomed man who is spendthrift with his money and means. "Bang up" is an obsolete slang word for being extravagant or very fine, and "cove" is a British slang word for a man. My word, that dashing gentleman is certainly a bang-up cove; he has purchased food and drink for all of the patrons in the tavern.See also: cove

cove


cove

11. 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. Architect a concave curved surface between the wall and ceiling of a room

cove

2 Austral History an overseer of convict labourers

Cove

Concave surface that connects a wall and ceiling.

cove

[kōv] (geography) A small, narrow, sheltered bay, inlet, or creek on a coast. A deep recess or hollow occurring in a cliff or steep mountainside.

cove

A concave surface or molding, especially placed at the transition from a wall to the ceiling, or from a wall to the floor.

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CoVECERES Ocean Validation Experiment
CoVECommunity of Vermont Elders
CoVECommittee on Value and Evaluation

cove


  • noun

Synonyms for cove

noun bay

Synonyms

  • bay
  • sound
  • creek
  • inlet
  • bayou
  • firth or frith
  • anchorage

noun fellow

Synonyms

  • fellow
  • type
  • customer
  • character
  • bloke
  • chap

Synonyms for cove

noun a body of water partly enclosed by land but having a wide outlet to the sea

Synonyms

  • bay
  • bight
  • inlet

Words related to cove

noun a small inlet

Related Words

  • inlet
  • recess
  • lough

noun small or narrow cave in the side of a cliff or mountain

Related Words

  • cave
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