dove
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- noun
- /doʊv/
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paloma
- During the ceremony, they released a white dove as a symbol of peace.
- white dove
- a dove is a symbol
- dove wings
I have the wings of a dove and the voice of a nanny.
- I have the wings of a dove and the voice of a nanny.
- He sent the dove out again, and the dove did not return.
- Be wise as a serpent and soft as a dove or be as gentle as a dove?
- And actually if we can hear it right now, there's like doves and all kind of birds.
- Here's the sound of a pigeon, here's the sound of a dove.
- But revenge will make us use an olive branch to choke a dove.
- Joey, if you're going to have me believe that doves fly onto your fucking balcony, it's wasn't.
- A lot of pigeons are just doves that that smoke.
Examples
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The soft cooing of doves and the call of the quail rose from the canyon.
Fiction book (1995) -
He sent the dove out again, and the dove did not return.
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You wave your hands around like a dove, a bird of peace and victory.
Fiction book (1995) -
"Oh, that I had wings like a dove, I would fly away and be at rest."
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She is as lovely as a dove.
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Inside the blooming honeysuckle bush, a grey dove sits on her eggs.
Fiction book (1994) -
There was the lyric coo of a mourning dove, the chitter-chitter of late-season insects.
Fiction book (1995) -
Around the warehouses of Deep Water Harbour, flocks of Zenaida doves feed peaceably on spilled grain, far left.
Academic text (1996) -
In the painting, a dove is perched on a branch, representing hope and tranquility.
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The children watched as a dove flew gracefully through the sky, its wings shimmering in the sunlight.
Synonyms
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A plump bird with a small head often seen in cities
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A small dove that makes a soft cooing sound and often stands for deep love
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A small wild bird in North America that makes a soft, sad cooing sound
A pale grey pigeon with black-striped wings from Europe and Asia
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Dove comes from a very old English name for this gentle bird and is similar to the words for the same bird in other European languages. Because a dove brought an olive branch in the Bible, it became a symbol of 'peace'.