Grove vs. Cove — What's the Difference?

A small wood or stand of trees lacking dense undergrowth.

A cove is a small type of bay or coastal inlet. Coves usually have narrow, restricted entrances, are often circular or oval, and are often situated within a larger bay.

A group of trees planted and cultivated for the production of fruit or nuts

A small sheltered bay in the shoreline of a sea, river, or lake.

A small forest.

A recess or small valley in the side of a mountain.

An orchard of fruit trees.

A cave or cavern.

A place of worship.

A narrow gap or pass between hills or woods.

A lodge of the Ancient Order of Druids.

A concave molding.

To cultivate in groves; to grow naturally so as to form groves.

A concave surface forming a junction between a ceiling and a wall. Also called coving.

To cultivate with periodic harvesting that also serves to create order (gaps and lines of trees) to facilitate further harvesting.

A fellow; a man.

To plough or gouge with lines.

To make in an inward curving form.

A smaller group of trees than a forest, and without underwood, planted, or growing naturally as if arranged by art; a wood of small extent.

A hollow in a rock; a cave or cavern.

A small growth of trees without underbrush

(architecture) A concave vault or archway, especially the arch of a ceiling.

Garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth

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

(US) A strip of prairie extending into woodland.

A recess or sheltered area on the slopes of a mountain.

(nautical) The wooden roof of the stern gallery of an old sailing warship.

(nautical) A thin line, sometimes gilded, along a yacht's strake below deck level.

A fellow; a man.

A friend; a mate.

(architecture) 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 retired nook; especially, a small, sheltered inlet, creek, or bay; a recess in the shore.

A strip of prairie extending into woodland; also, a recess in the side of a mountain.

A concave molding.

A boy or man of any age or station.

To arch over; to build in a hollow concave form; to make in the form of a cove.

To brood, cover, over, or sit over, as birds their eggs.

A small inlet

Small or narrow cave in the side of a cliff or mountain