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Definition of dove :
1. A pigeon of the genus Columba and various related genera. The species are numerous.
2. A word of endearment for one regarded as pure and gentle.
3. of Dive
Synonyms:
became, congressman, awoke, innocent, bobwhite, angel, befell, peacemaker, congressperson, began, pacifist, elder statesman, bantam, begat, budgerigar, peacenik, bestrode, bird of paradise, gentlewoman, congresswoman, genus Columba, bade, sheep, bluejay, carpetbagger, free marketeer, ate, columba, gentleman, Eurocrat, awoken, budgie, arose
bird (part of speech: noun)
grackle, road runner, snipe, crested jay, stork, peregrine, yellowbird, penguin, bluebill, crane, barn owl, condor, turkey, loon, sandpiper, blackbird, peacock, emu, swallow, crow, jackdaw, eagle, bird, mockingbird, horned owl, oriole, tern, parrot, gull, swift, robin, parakeet, vulture, lovebird, ibis, partridge, wren, thrush, bittern, pheasant, myna, hawk, duck, hummingbird, lark, canary, sea gull, woodpecker, harrier, pelican, mourning dove, ostrich, tit, cormorant, egret, cuckoo, weaver, owl, grouse, cockatoo, jay, cardinal, dodo, chickadee, goose, sheldrake, osprey, plover, coot, teal, raven, finch, heron, grosbeak, nuthatch, redwing, booby, waxwing, squab, rook, Canada goose, blue jay, nightingale, starling, bluebird, ringtail, macaw, swan, puffin, curlew, bald eagle, magpie, falcon, cassowary, quetzal, turtledove, goldfinch, mallard, pigeon, sparrow, flamingo, kingfisher, buzzard, bullfinch, spoonbill, songbird, albatross, redbird
plunged (part of speech: verb)
plummeted, fell, plunged, swooped, fallen, pitched, dropped, dived
Usage examples:
- On the 28th of September, a dove flew into the city, bringing a letter from Admiral Boisot. - "The Rise of the Dutch Republic, Volume II.(of III) 1566-74", John Lothrop Motley Last Updated: January 25, 2009.
- And Mr. Palliser would have been as gentle as a dove;- much more gentle than he is now, for men are rarely gentle in their triumph. - "Can You Forgive Her?", Anthony Trollope.
- What does that Mr. Dove say, who was to be asked about them? - "The Eustace Diamonds", Anthony Trollope.