covey 音标拼音: [k'ʌvi]
n . 群,一群,一队
群,一群,一队
covey n 1 :
a small collection of people 2 :
a small flock of grouse or partridge Covey \
Cov "
ey \,
v .
i .
To brood ;
to incubate . [
Obs .]
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[
Tortoises ]
covey a whole year before they hatch .
--
Holland .
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Covey \
Cov "
ey \,
n .
A pantry . [
Prov .
Eng .] --
Parker .
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Covey \
Cov "
ey \ (
k ?
v "?),
n . [
OF .
cov ?
e ,
F .
couv ?
e ,
fr .
cover ,
F .
couver ,
to sit or brood on ,
fr .
L .
cubare to lie down ;
cf .
E .
incubate .
See {
Cubit },
and cf . {
Cove }
to brood .]
1 .
A brood or hatch of birds ;
an old bird with her brood of young ;
hence ,
a small flock or number of birds together ;
--
said of game ;
as ,
a covey of partridges . --
Darwin .
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2 .
A company ;
a bevy ;
as ,
a covey of girls . --
Addison .
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89 Moby Thesaurus words for "
covey ":
a mass of ,
a world of ,
age group ,
army ,
band ,
battalion ,
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body ,
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bunch ,
cabal ,
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cloud ,
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division ,
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hail ,
hive ,
host ,
in -
group ,
jam ,
junta ,
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legion ,
lots ,
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masses of ,
mob ,
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muchness ,
multitude ,
murmuration ,
nest ,
numbers ,
out -
group ,
outfit ,
pack ,
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phalanx ,
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posse ,
quantities ,
quite a few ,
regiment ,
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ruck ,
salon ,
scores ,
set ,
shoal ,
skein ,
spring ,
squad ,
stable ,
string ,
swarm ,
team ,
throng ,
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tribe ,
troop ,
troupe ,
watch ,
wing ,
worlds of
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