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groves

UK/ɡɹəʊvz/US/ɡɹoʊvz/

groves is the plural of grove.

groves is the third-person singular simple present indicative of grove.

Meaning of grove

Noun

grove (plural groves)

  1. A small forest.
    • Religious sodomy was practised by male prostitutes in the Hebrew temple groves, which was one of the abominations of Israel that Josiah cleared away.1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 160
  2. A small forest with minimal undergrowth.
    • Near-synonym: woodland
    Synonyms:
    woodland
  3. An orchard of fruit trees.
  4. A place of worship.
  5. A lodge of the Ancient Order of Druids.

See all 23 meanings of grove

Proper noun capitalized: Groves

Groves

  1. A surname.
  2. A city in Jefferson County, Texas, United States.

Phrases with groves

Words that rhyme with groves

Questions about groves

What does groves mean?
Groves means a surname.
What is groves the plural of?
Groves is the plural of grove.
What part of speech is groves?
Groves is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce groves?
Groves is pronounced /ɡɹəʊvz/ (UK).

Words near groves in the dictionary

  1. grovels
  2. grovelsome
  3. Grover
  4. Grover Beach
  5. Grover's algorithm
  6. groves
  7. Groves' dwarf lemur
  8. Groves' dwarf lemurs
  9. Grovesend
  10. Grovesend and Waungron
  11. grovet

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