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