a small inlet
"The fishermen anchored their boats in the sheltered cove to avoid the rough waves."
small or narrow cave in the side of a cliff or mountain
"The hikers found shelter from the storm inside a dark cove carved into the limestone cliff face."
A hollow in a rock; a cave or cavern.
"The old cove waved from his boat as it sailed past the pier."
A fellow; a man.
In plain English: A cove is a small, sheltered bay that curves around into land and usually has calm water inside it.
"We built our small summer cottage on a quiet cove hidden from the rest of the coast."
To arch over; to build in a hollow concave form; to make in the form of a cove.
"The hen coved her nest to keep the eggs warm and hidden from predators."
To brood, cover, or sit over, as birds their eggs.
In plain English: To cove means to cover something completely so that nothing can be seen through it.
"The boat coved into the harbor during the storm."
Usage: As a verb, "cove" means to arch over something like an eggshell covering its contents. This usage is rare and mostly appears when describing how birds brood on their nests rather than general construction contexts.
A town in Arkansas
"Cove is a small unincorporated community located in Independence County, Arkansas."
The word "cove" comes from Old English cofa, meaning chamber or den. It entered modern usage as a specific term for an indented coastal area, likely aided by its sound resembling the unrelated word "cave."