cove

CEFRB2

/kəʊv/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A small sheltered area of coast where the water is calm.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A concave vault or archway, especially the arch of a ceiling.

Examples

  • Down the coast from the shingle beach was a secluded cove.

  • Mrs. Spencer lived in a big yellow house at White Sands Cove.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /koʊv/
  • /kov/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A small coastal inlet, especially one having high cliffs protecting vessels from prevailing winds; bight.

  2. A hollow in a rock; a cave or cavern.

  3. A strip of prairie extending into woodland.

More examples

In context

  • There were reports that a pirate ship had come looking for treasure in the cove.

  • There are several excellent snorkelling spots in the shallow coves around Chimei, and one-day tours (NT$1100 to NT$1300, including transport and food) can be arranged beforehand by your hotel or home-stay.

  • secret coves and noukes

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Origin

noun

From Middle English cove, from Old English cofa (“chamber; den”), from Proto-West Germanic *kobō, from Proto-Germanic *kubô. Cognate with Dutch koof (“cove”), German Low German Koov (“small room”), German Koben (“nook, shed”), Icelandic kofi (“hut, shack”). This word has probably survived as long as it has due to its coincidental phonetic resemblance to the unrelated word English cave. Also unrelated to Spanish cueva, which itself is a cognate of cave.