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- Dictionarycove/kəʊv/
noun
- 1. a small sheltered bay.
- 2. a concave arch or arched moulding, especially one formed at the junction of a wall with a ceiling.
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COVE definition: 1. a curved part of a coast that partly surrounds an area of water: 2. a long, curved piece of…. Learn more.
1. : a recessed place : concavity: such as. a. : an architectural member with a concave cross section. b. : a trough for concealed lighting at the upper part of a wall. 2. : a small sheltered inlet or bay. 3. a. : a deep recess or small valley in the side of a mountain. b. : a level area sheltered by hills or mountains. cove. 2 of 3. verb.
a curved part of a coast that partly surrounds an area of water: You have to drive on a dirt road to reach the cove. The cottage is set in a sheltered cove. Compare. bay noun (COAST) Peter Lewis/Oxford Scientific/GettyImages. Fewer examples. The island has many sandy beaches and secret coves. The photograph showed two boys in a canoe in a cove.
noun. 1. 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. a sheltered place. 4. Also called: coving architecture. a concave curved surface between the wall and ceiling of a room. verb. 5. (transitive) to form an architectural cove in.
Cove definition: a small indentation or recess in the shoreline of a sea, lake, or river.. See examples of COVE used in a sentence.
A cove is basically the same thing as a "bay," but smaller. Coves are protected coastal areas affected by tides and connected to the open sea by a narrow entrance. The water in a cove is calmer than the open ocean, and the cove itself is often oval or circular in shape.
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.
Cove definition: A small sheltered bay in the shoreline of a sea, river, or lake.
Definition of cove noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Origin of cove 1 First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English cofa “cave, den, closet”; cognate with Old Norse kofi “hut,” Greek gýpē “cave”
