dove

🇺🇸 /dʌv/ 🇬🇧 /dʌv/
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noun
R

A small bird, often white, that is a symbol of peace.

The white dove flew over the crowd as a sign of peace.

R

A person who prefers peace and talking over war.

As a dove, she always looked for peaceful solutions instead of conflict.

verb
R

Past tense of dive: to jump into water headfirst.

He dove into the lake to save the drowning dove.

translation

n. A small bird, often white, that is a symbol of peace.; A person who prefers peace and talking over war.
v. Past tense of dive: to jump into water headfirst.

Word Forms

Plural doves