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alcove
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n 1: a small recess opening off a larger room [syn: alcove,
bay]
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behove
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v 1: be appropriate or necessary; "It behooves us to reflect on
this matter" [syn: behoove, behove]
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clove
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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
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cove
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n 1: a small inlet
2: small or narrow cave in the side of a cliff or mountain
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dove
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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
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drove
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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]
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fauve
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n 1: a member of a group of French painters who followed fauvism
[syn: Fauve, fauvist]
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grove
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n 1: a small growth of trees without underbrush
2: garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without
undergrowth [syn: grove, woodlet, orchard,
plantation]
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mangrove
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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]
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mauve
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adj 1: of a pale to moderate greyish violet color
n 1: a moderate purple
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rove
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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]
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stove
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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
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trove
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n 1: treasure of unknown ownership found hidden (usually in the
earth) [syn: treasure trove, trove]
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nov
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n 1: the month following October and preceding December [syn:
November, Nov]
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jove
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n 1: (Roman mythology) supreme god of Romans; counterpart of
Greek Zeus [syn: Jupiter, Jove]
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hove
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shrove
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strove
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throve
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wove
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labov
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boeve
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bove
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labauve
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snelgrove
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unrove
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cazenove
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