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Uncommoncalves
The correct spelling is calves.
How to pronounce calves
noun
IPA: /kɑːvz/
Say it like: Cal-ves
The correct spelling is calves. A young cow or bull. For example: "the Calf of Man"
Usage Examples
“the Calf of Man”
“The glacier was starting to calve even as we watched.”
“The sea was dangerous because of icebergs calving off the nearby glacier.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A young cow or bull.
- 2.Leather made of the skin of the calf; especially, a fine, light-coloured leather used in bookbinding.
- 3.A young deer, elephant, seal, whale or giraffe (also used of some other animals).
- 4.A chunk of ice broken from a larger glacier, ice shelf, or iceberg.
- 5.A small island, near a larger island.
verb
- 1.To give birth to a calf
- 2.To assist in a cow's giving birth to a calf
- 3.To give birth to (a calf)
- 4.(especially of an ice shelf, a glacier, an ice sheet, or even an iceberg) to shed a large piece, e.g. an iceberg or a smaller block of ice (coming off an iceberg)
- 5.(especially of an iceberg) to break off
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