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# cove

noun (a cove, coves)

«cove» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A small, sheltered bay on a coastline, with land curving around it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cove/#m1)
2. (old slang, UK, Australia) A man or fellow, as in "a strange cove". [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cove/#m2)

### In the lessons

In geography lessons it is a coastal landform made where waves wear away soft rock behind harder rock, like Lulworth Cove in England. In adventure stories coves are hiding places for smugglers and pirates. Phrases: "a sheltered cove", "a hidden cove".

### Examples

- We swam in a quiet little cove. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cove/#x1)
- Lulworth Cove is shaped like a horseshoe. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cove/#x2)
- Smugglers hid their boats in the cove. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cove/#x3)
- The cove was sheltered from the wind. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cove/#x4)
- Check the tide times before exploring a cove so you don't get cut off. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cove/#x5)
- "He's a funny old cove," said the farmer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cove/#x6)

### Note

Countable: a cove, coves. A cove is smaller than a bay. The "fellow" sense is old-fashioned slang from Britain and Australia.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «cove» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cove/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«cove» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cove.html) on Mova free.