cote

noun

Definition of cotenext
as in dovecote

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  1. dovecote
  2. kraal
  3. henhouse
  4. stockade
  5. sheepfold
  6. fold
  7. cage
  8. pen
Noun
  • Abby killing Lizzie’s doves In Monster, Lizzie maintains a dovecote in the family’s garden.
    — Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2026
  • This enchanting storybook suite—once a historic dovecote—is a masterclass in rustic French charm and whimsical elegance.
    — Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Definition of dovecote
Noun
  • All the huts in the village were centered around the kraal, or cattle enclosure, which faced the rising sun.
    — Aatish Taseer, Travel + Leisure, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The kraal was a circular affair about 30 feet in diameter and was made of rocks piled about three feet high.
    — Cyril E. Holland, Outdoor Life, 8 May 2025
Definition of kraal
Noun
  • World Liberty is celebrating the major milestone, while critics worry this is a new wrinkle on the classic case of the fox guarding the henhouse that will give corporations and foreign actors a new way to stealthily curry favor with the White House.
    — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
  • This isn’t the fox guarding the henhouse.
    — Noah Feldman, Mercury News, 9 June 2026
Definition of henhouse
Noun
  • At the time, Epstein was serving his 18-month sentence in the Palm Beach County stockade but was allowed to spend 12 hours a day, six days a week, in his office under a work-release program his attorneys had negotiated.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
  • The first was named after the legislature of the Texas Republic, although the first capitol, a log structure tucked behind a defensive stockade, rose not on Congress but at West Eighth and Colorado streets.
    — Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 22 Mar. 2026
Definition of stockade
Noun
  • This tidy residence in the western Swiss village of Etoy was built in 1830 as a sheepfold.
    — Lauren Beale, Forbes, 30 Aug. 2021
  • Later, we were married in a sheepfold overlooking the ribbon of river that winds through small agricultural plots and quiet towns huddled up against the road.
    — Kyre Chenven, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2018
Definition of sheepfold
Noun
  • This could’ve been a story of seasoned elders welcoming a new voice into their fold.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026
  • By the last full fold, the dough should be significantly smoother and tighter.
    — Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of fold
Noun
  • The stretch is shutting down for construction of a reinforcing steel cage to support a bridge over the roadway.
    — Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Best of the crop were the Blade and Point pumps, the enveloping Italian silk satin cage design of the Brooke heel and the Babe mule, with its black satin upper and contrasting lemon yellow leather peeking out from underfoot.
    — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of cage
Noun
  • The Stockyards was once a site for livestock pens but has been reimagined as a retail hub.
    — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Rana, the former engineering student, carries nothing but a pen and a scrap of paper to her lessons.
    — Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of pen
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