Words that rhyme with alcove

  • behove
    v 1: be appropriate or necessary; "It behooves us to reflect on this matter" [syn: behoove, behove]
  • clove
    n 1: aromatic flower bud of a clove tree; yields a spice 2: moderate sized very symmetrical red-flowered evergreen widely cultivated in the tropics for its flower buds which are source of cloves [syn: clove, clove tree, Syzygium aromaticum, Eugenia aromaticum, Eugenia caryophyllatum] 3: one of the small bulblets that can be split off of the axis of a larger garlic bulb [syn: clove, garlic clove] 4: spice from dried unopened flower bud of the clove tree; used whole or ground
  • cove
    n 1: a small inlet 2: small or narrow cave in the side of a cliff or mountain
  • dove
    n 1: any of numerous small pigeons 2: someone who prefers negotiations to armed conflict in the conduct of foreign relations [syn: dove, peacenik] [ant: hawk, war hawk] 3: a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Puppis and Caelum [syn: Columba, Dove] 4: flesh of a pigeon suitable for roasting or braising; flesh of a dove (young squab) may be broiled [syn: squab, dove] 5: an emblem of peace
  • drove
    n 1: a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together 2: a moving crowd [syn: drove, horde, swarm] 3: a stonemason's chisel with a broad edge for dressing stone [syn: drove, drove chisel]
  • fauve
    n 1: a member of a group of French painters who followed fauvism [syn: Fauve, fauvist]
  • grove
    n 1: a small growth of trees without underbrush 2: garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth [syn: grove, woodlet, orchard, plantation]
  • mangrove
    n 1: a tropical tree or shrub bearing fruit that germinates while still on the tree and having numerous prop roots that eventually form an impenetrable mass and are important in land building [syn: mangrove, Rhizophora mangle]
  • mauve
    adj 1: of a pale to moderate greyish violet color n 1: a moderate purple
  • rove
    v 1: move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment; "The gypsies roamed the woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from one town to the next"; "They rolled from town to town" [syn: roll, wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast, ramble, rove, range, drift, vagabond]
  • stove
    n 1: a kitchen appliance used for cooking food; "dinner was already on the stove" [syn: stove, kitchen stove, range, kitchen range, cooking stove] 2: any heating apparatus
  • trove
    n 1: treasure of unknown ownership found hidden (usually in the earth) [syn: treasure trove, trove]
  • nov
    n 1: the month following October and preceding December [syn: November, Nov]
  • soave
    n 1: dry white Italian wine from Verona
  • jove
    n 1: (Roman mythology) supreme god of Romans; counterpart of Greek Zeus [syn: Jupiter, Jove]
  • hove
  • shrove
  • strove
  • throve
  • wove
  • labov
  • boeve
  • bove
  • gove
  • labauve
  • snelgrove
  • unrove
  • yaacov
  • cazenove
  • chuikov

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