cove vs sod

cove

noun
  • A hollow in a rock; a cave or cavern. 

  • 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. 

  • The wooden roof of the stern gallery of an old sailing warship. 

  • A strip of prairie extending into woodland. 

  • A small coastal inlet, especially one having high cliffs protecting vessels from prevailing winds. 

  • A friend; a mate. 

verb
  • 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. 

sod

noun
  • The rock dove. 

  • A piece of this. 

  • A person; often qualified with an adjective. 

  • A damper (bread) which has failed to rise, remaining a flat lump. 

  • That stratum of the surface of the soil which is filled with the roots of grass, or any portion of that surface; turf; sward. 

  • Sodomite; bugger. 

  • Any trifling amount, a bugger, a damn, a jot. 

  • Turf grown and cut specifically for the establishment of lawns. 

adj
  • Sodden; incompletely risen. 

intj
  • expression of surprise, contempt, outrage, disgust, boredom, frustration. 

verb
  • To cover with sod. 

  • Bugger; sodomize. 

  • Damn, curse, confound. 

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