| Engelsk > Engelsk |
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| cove |
| 1. n. (now uncommon) A hollow in a rock; a cave or cavern. |
| 2. n. (architecture) A concave vault or archway, especially the arch of a ceiling. |
| 3. n. A small coastal inlet, especially one having high cliffs protecting vessels from prevailing winds. |
| 4. n. (US) A strip of prairie extending into woodland. |
| 5. n. A recess or sheltered area on the slopes of a mountain. |
| 6. n. (nautical) The wooden roof of the stern gallery of an old sailing warship. |
| 7. n. (nautical) A thin line, sometimes gilded, along a yacht's strake below deck level. |
| 8. v. (architecture) To arch over; to build in a hollow concave form; to make in the form of a cove. |
| 9. n. (UK, dated, informal) A fellow; a man. |
| 10. n. (Australia, and Polari) A friend; a mate. |
| 11. v. To brood, cover, over, or sit over, as birds their eggs. |
