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cove

The correct spelling is cove.

How to pronounce cove

/kəʊv/
noun

IPA: /kəʊv/

Say it like: Cov-e

The correct spelling is cove. A hollow in a rock; a cave or cavern.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A hollow in a rock; a cave or cavern.
  2. 2.A concave vault or archway, especially the arch of a ceiling.
  3. 3.A small coastal inlet, especially one having high cliffs protecting vessels from prevailing winds.
  4. 4.A strip of prairie extending into woodland.
  5. 5.A recess or sheltered area on the slopes of a mountain.

verb

  1. 1.To arch over; to build in a hollow concave form; to make in the form of a cove.
  2. 2.To brood, cover, over, or sit over, as birds their eggs.

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