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Plural of cove

regular plural

The plural of cove is coves.

Forms of cove

Singularcove /kəʊv/
Pluralcoves /kəʊvz/
Countablecountable

Coves in a sentence

  • 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.2014, Robert Kelly, Chung Wah Chow, “Taiwan's Islands”, in Taiwan, 9th edition, Lonely Planet, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 307, column 2
  • Past the point, the shore retires into a sequence of coves.From the entry retire
  • This fact has been made note of by certain coves who make unleery gagers their prey.2004 September 21, Neal Stephenson, “A Subterranean Vault in Clerkenwell: Early April 1714”, in The System of the World (The Baroque…. From the entry unleery
  • Small coves offer some potential as harbors, but often the local sharkfolk called Kaneano use those harbors themselves.2012, Amber E. Scott, Pathfinder Player Companion: Pirates of the Inner Sea, Paizo Publishing, LLC., →ISBN, page 7. From the entry sharkfolk
  • Don't ask you to be a swell mollisher, sister, coves want Miss Laycock, don't look at your mug.1988, Timberlake Wertenbaker, Our Country's Good, act 2, scene 1. From the entry wap

Meaning of cove

  1. noun A hollow in a rock; a cave or cavern.
  2. noun A concave vault or archway, especially the arch of a ceiling.
  3. noun A small coastal inlet, especially one having high cliffs protecting vessels from prevailing winds; bight.

Full definition of cove

Questions about the plural of cove

What is the plural of cove?
The plural of cove is coves.
Is cove countable?
Cove is a countable noun.

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