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cove

/koʊv/ verb C2
  1. To arch over; to build in a hollow concave form; to make in the form of a cove.

He/she/it coves · Past coved · Past participle coved · -ing form coving

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Verb forms

Base form
cove
He/she/it
coves
Past
coved
Past participle
coved
-ing form
coving

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“I’ve seen many a drunk chap in my time,” he said, “but never anyone so cryin’ drunk as that cove.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 43 · B2
Spencer lived in a big yellow house at White Sands Cove, and she came to the door with surprise and welcome mingled on her benevolent face.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 55 · C1
Every little cove along the curving road was a marvel of dancing ripples.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 241 · C1
"Is this cove trying to be funny, or what?
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, p. 42 · B2

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