noun a concave molding.
2. cove ·noun a boy or man of any age or station.
3. cove ·vt to brood, cover, over, or sit over, as birds their eggs.
4. cove ·vt to arch over; to build in a hollow concave form; to make in the form of a cove.
5. cove ·noun a strip of prairie extending into woodland; also, a recess in the side of a mountain.
6. cove ·noun a retired nook; especially, a small, sheltered inlet, creek, or bay; a recess in the shore.
7. cove ·noun a member, whose section is a concave curve, used especially with regard to an inner roof or ceiling, as around a skylight.