dove
noun
any bird of the family Columbidae, especially the smaller species with pointed tails.
doves
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pluralof dove.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Bushell said the 30 turtle doves released in the park during the spring "seem really happy".
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
The results suggest that its sensory experience differed in several important ways from that of modern pigeons and doves.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026
The changing picture is nevertheless likely to make for tense discussions among the ECB's "hawks", who favour rate hikes, and the "doves", who advocate looser policy.
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
While Catholic kids have usually been led to assume that the baby Jesus arrived on the wings of doves, Mary’s labor is nothing short of agonizing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026
In Saint-Malo, people are fined for locking their doors, for keeping doves, for hoarding meat.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
