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