Plural of dove

Forms of dove

Doves in a sentence

• The dogs flushed out some doves.From the entry flush out
• Fruit doves are colorful, frugivorous (fruit-eating) doves found in forests and woodlands throughout Southeast Asia and Oceania. The genus comprises about 50 species, some threatened or already extinct.From the entry fruit dove
• They also sold Temple sacrifices of sheep and doves inside the Temple.2006, Edward Buchanan, “Christ Driving the Money Changers from the Temple by El Greco”, in Parent/Teacher Handbook: Teaching Older…. From the entry money changer
• The malady left my body as a pitying of doves as I slept.1963, Lynn Crosbie, Where Did You Sleep Last Night, Toronto, Ontario: House of Anansi Press. From the entry pitying
• “Today was the day of the doves.”2012 October 11 [1962], Michael Dobbs, quoting McGeorge Bundy, “The original hawks and doves”, in Foreign Policy. From the entry hawk

Meaning of dove

1. noun A pigeon, especially one smaller in size and white-colored; a bird (often arbitrarily called either a pigeon or a dove or both) of more than three hundred species of the family Columbidae.
2. noun A person favouring conciliation and negotiation rather than conflict.
3. noun A term of endearment for one regarded as pure and gentle.

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Questions about the plural of dove

What is the plural of dove?

The plural of dove is doves.

Is dove countable?

Dove is a countable and uncountable noun.