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cove

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of cove

a part of a body of water that extends beyond the general shoreline
  • a secluded cove that smugglers once used
Synonyms of cove

arm, bay, bight, creek [chiefly British], embayment, estuary, firth, fjord (also fiord), gulf, inlet, loch [Scottish]
Words Related to cove

harbor, port, road(s), roadstead

narrow, sound, strait

bayou

backwater, slough (also slew)

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