A small coastal inlet, especially one having high cliffs protecting vessels from prevailing winds.
A concave vault or archway, especially the arch of a ceiling.
A thin line, sometimes gilded, along a yacht's strake below deck level.
A recess or sheltered area on the slopes of a mountain.
A hollow in a rock; a cave or cavern.
The wooden roof of the stern gallery of an old sailing warship.
A strip of prairie extending into woodland.
A friend; a mate.
To arch over; to build in a hollow concave form; to make in the form of a cove.
To brood, cover, or sit over, as birds their eggs.
A body of water let into a coast, such as a bay, cove, fjord or estuary.
A passage that leads into a cavity.
To let in; admit.
To carve the wooden stock of a firearm so as to position the metal components in it.
To insert; inlay.