cove

A small, sheltered place where the sea reaches into the land.

• We swam in a quiet cove.
• The boat anchored in a sheltered cove.
• A narrow path leads to several small coves.

Similar words: inlet, bay

Common phrases: sheltered cove, sandy cove, hidden cove

A narrow area of open grassland reaching into woods.

• Tall grass filled the prairie cove.
• A narrow cove extended into the woods.
• Deer grazed in the cove between the trees.

Common phrases: prairie cove, grassy cove, woodland cove

A hollow or sheltered place on a mountain slope.

• We rested in a sheltered cove.
• Trees filled the cove on the mountain slope.
• The hikers found a cove protected from the wind.

Similar words: hollow

Common phrases: sheltered cove, mountain cove, wooded cove

A valley between mountain ridges that is sheltered from strong winds and storms.

• A small farm lies in the cove.
• The ridges protect this cove from winter storms.
• Families settled in the fertile coves between the mountains.

Similar words: valley

Common phrases: sheltered cove, fertile cove, mountain cove

To build or shape something with a hollow curve or arch.

• The builder will cove the ceiling.
• They coved the plaster where the wall meets the ceiling.
• The carpenter coved the edge of the shelf.

Similar words: curve, arch

Common phrases: cove a ceiling, cove the edge