'Cove' definitions:

Definition of 'cove'

(from WordNet)
noun
A small inlet
noun
Small or narrow cave in the side of a cliff or mountain

Definition of 'Cove'

From: GCIDE
  • Cove \Cove\, n. [A gypsy word, covo that man, covi that woman.] A boy or man of any age or station. [Slang] [1913 Webster]
  • There's a gentry cove here. --Wit's Recreations (1654). [1913 Webster]
  • Now, look to it, coves, that all the beef and drink Be not filched from us. --Mrs. Browning. [1913 Webster] Covelline

Definition of 'Cove'

From: GCIDE
  • Cove \Cove\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Coved (k?vd); p. pr. & vb. n. Coving.] (Arch.) To arch over; to build in a hollow concave form; to make in the form of a cove. [1913 Webster]
  • The mosques and other buildings of the Arabians are rounded into domes and coved roofs. --H. Swinburne. [1913 Webster]
  • Coved ceiling, a ceiling, the part of which next the wail is constructed in a cove.
  • Coved vault, a vault composed of four coves meeting in a central point, and therefore the reverse of a groined vault. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Cove'

From: GCIDE
  • Cove \Cove\, v. t. [CF. F. couver, It. covare. See Covey.] To brood, cover, over, or sit over, as birds their eggs. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • Not being able to cove or sit upon them [eggs], she [the female tortoise] bestoweth them in the gravel. --Holland. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Cove'

From: GCIDE
  • Cove \Cove\ (k[=o]v), n. [AS. cofa room; akin to G. koben pigsty, orig., hut, Icel. kofi hut, and perh. to E. cobalt.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. A retired nook; especially, a small, sheltered inlet, creek, or bay; a recess in the shore. [1913 Webster]
  • Vessels which were in readiness for him within secret coves and nooks. --Holland. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A strip of prairie extending into woodland; also, a recess in the side of a mountain. [U.S.] [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Arch.) (a) A concave molding. (b) A member, whose section is a concave curve, used especially with regard to an inner roof or ceiling, as around a skylight. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'cove'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Cove, AR -- U.S. town in Arkansas

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Cove, AR -- U.S. town in Arkansas
Population (2000) :
383
Housing Units (2000) :
181
Land area (2000) :
1.727962 sq. miles (4.475400 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1.727962 sq. miles (4.475400 sq. km)
FIPS code :
15700
Located within :
Arkansas (AR), FIPS 05
Location :
34.436384 N, 94.411845 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
71937
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Cove, OR -- U.S. city in Oregon

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Cove, OR -- U.S. city in Oregon
Population (2000) :
594
Housing Units (2000) :
247
Land area (2000) :
0.810461 sq. miles (2.099085 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.810461 sq. miles (2.099085 sq. km)
FIPS code :
16250
Located within :
Oregon (OR), FIPS 41
Location :
45.298536 N, 117.809329 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
97824
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Cove, TX -- U.S. city in Texas

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Cove, TX -- U.S. city in Texas
Population (2000) :
323
Housing Units (2000) :
146
Land area (2000) :
1.217325 sq. miles (3.152857 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.045900 sq. miles (0.118880 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1.263225 sq. miles (3.271737 sq. km)
FIPS code :
17336
Located within :
Texas (TX), FIPS 48
Location :
29.813446 N, 94.825020 W
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Cove, UT -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Utah

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Cove, UT -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Utah
Population (2000) :
443
Housing Units (2000) :
123
Land area (2000) :
15.037163 sq. miles (38.946071 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
15.037163 sq. miles (38.946071 sq. km)
FIPS code :
16490
Located within :
Utah (UT), FIPS 49
Location :
41.959069 N, 111.792783 W
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

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