verb
obstinate
EnglishMerriam-Webster DictionaryEnglishMerriam-Webster Dictionarycottonwood
Definition
- : any of several poplars having seeds with cottony hairsespecially : one (Populus deltoides) of the eastern and central U.S. often cultivated for its rapid growth and luxuriant foliage
First Known Use
1802, in the meaning defined aboveExamples
- //A covey of schoolchildren approached.
- //A covey of reporters came to the event.
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1History and Etymology
Middle English, from Anglo-French covee sitting (of hen), from cover to sit on, brood over, from Latin cubare to liecove
Definition (Entry 1 of 3)
- : a recessed place : concavity: such as: an architectural member with a concave cross section: a trough for concealed lighting at the upper part of a wall
- : a small sheltered inlet or bay
- : a deep recess or small valley in the side of a mountain: a level area sheltered by hills or mountains
Examples
Noun (1)
- //a secluded cove that smugglers once used
History and Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English, den, from Old English cofa; akin to Old High German chubisi hutNoun (2)
Romani kova thing, personcove
noun
Synonyms
- a part of a body of water that extends beyond the general shoreline //a secluded cove that smugglers once usedSynonyms
cottonwood
Definition
- : any of several poplars having seeds with cottony hairsespecially : one (Populus deltoides) of the eastern and central U.S. often cultivated for its rapid growth and luxuriant foliage
First Known Use
1802, in the meaning defined aboveExamples
- //A covey of schoolchildren approached.
- //A covey of reporters came to the event.
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1History and Etymology
Middle English, from Anglo-French covee sitting (of hen), from cover to sit on, brood over, from Latin cubare to liecove
Definition (Entry 1 of 3)
- : a recessed place : concavity: such as: an architectural member with a concave cross section: a trough for concealed lighting at the upper part of a wall
- : a small sheltered inlet or bay
- : a deep recess or small valley in the side of a mountain: a level area sheltered by hills or mountains
Examples
Noun (1)
- //a secluded cove that smugglers once used
History and Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English, den, from Old English cofa; akin to Old High German chubisi hutNoun (2)
Romani kova thing, personcove
noun
Synonyms
- a part of a body of water that extends beyond the general shoreline //a secluded cove that smugglers once usedSynonyms
cottonwood
Definition
- : any of several poplars having seeds with cottony hairsespecially : one (Populus deltoides) of the eastern and central U.S. often cultivated for its rapid growth and luxuriant foliage
First Known Use
1802, in the meaning defined aboveExamples
- //A covey of schoolchildren approached.
- //A covey of reporters came to the event.
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1History and Etymology
Middle English, from Anglo-French covee sitting (of hen), from cover to sit on, brood over, from Latin cubare to liecove
Definition (Entry 1 of 3)
- : a recessed place : concavity: such as: an architectural member with a concave cross section: a trough for concealed lighting at the upper part of a wall
- : a small sheltered inlet or bay
- : a deep recess or small valley in the side of a mountain: a level area sheltered by hills or mountains
Examples
Noun (1)
- //a secluded cove that smugglers once used
History and Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English, den, from Old English cofa; akin to Old High German chubisi hutNoun (2)
Romani kova thing, personcove
noun
Synonyms
- a part of a body of water that extends beyond the general shoreline //a secluded cove that smugglers once usedSynonyms
cottonwood
Definition
- : any of several poplars having seeds with cottony hairsespecially : one (Populus deltoides) of the eastern and central U.S. often cultivated for its rapid growth and luxuriant foliage
First Known Use
1802, in the meaning defined aboveExamples
- //A covey of schoolchildren approached.
- //A covey of reporters came to the event.
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1History and Etymology
Middle English, from Anglo-French covee sitting (of hen), from cover to sit on, brood over, from Latin cubare to liecove
Definition (Entry 1 of 3)
- : a recessed place : concavity: such as: an architectural member with a concave cross section: a trough for concealed lighting at the upper part of a wall
- : a small sheltered inlet or bay
- : a deep recess or small valley in the side of a mountain: a level area sheltered by hills or mountains
Examples
Noun (1)
- //a secluded cove that smugglers once used
History and Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English, den, from Old English cofa; akin to Old High German chubisi hutNoun (2)
Romani kova thing, personcove
noun
Synonyms
- a part of a body of water that extends beyond the general shoreline //a secluded cove that smugglers once usedSynonyms