coves
Small sheltered bays
Coves is the plural of cove, a small sheltered bay or inlet along a coastline: The boat anchored in one of the rocky coves.
By extension, a cove can be any sheltered recess—a cove in a cliff face, or in architecture, a concave molding where wall meets ceiling.
In older British slang, a cove was a man or fellow: a dodgy cove.
Water extending into land
- bayPartially enclosed water
- harborSafe anchorage for ships
- fjordGlacially carved coastal inlet
- lagoonSheltered coastal shallows
estuary · gulf · sound · strait · channel · anchorage · firth · loch
Shelter from danger
- refugePlace of safety
- harborSafe anchorage for ships
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
- hideawaySecluded place of refuge
anchorage · lee · protection · windbreak · mooring · safe harbor · calm waters · sheltered waters
inlet
Water extending into land
lagoon · estuary · gulf · sound · strait · channel · anchorage · firth · loch · embayment
haven
Shelter from danger
hideaway · anchorage · lee · protection · windbreak · mooring · safe harbor · calm waters · sheltered waters · natural harbor
tidal
Of sea rhythms
foreshore · sandbanks · kelp · seagrass · barnacles · anemones · crustaceans · mollusks · brackish · saltwater
hidden
Kept out of sight
unspoiled · untouched · secret · tucked away · off the beaten path · intimate · quiet · peaceful · serene · idyllic
- coastal landformsbeach, beaches, cliff, cliffs, coast
- seasidebeach house, beach cottage, beach cottages, beach huts, beach hut
- coastal geologycliffs, sea cliffs, coastal cliffs, limestone cliffs, chalk cliffs
- coastal habitatsshoreline, shorelines, tidal flat, coastline, mudflat
- coastal lowlandscoastal plains, lowlands, flatlands, tidewater, coastal wetlands
- Iberian landscapesdehesa, Pyrenees, Sierra Nevada, Costa, sierra
covesopen sea
Waters beyond coastlines
open water · open ocean · high seas · straits
covesheadlands
Land projecting into water
promontories · capes · points · peninsulas · spits
- cover upConceal misdeeds or errors
- take coverSeek immediate protection
- book coverProtective outer binding
- no coverFree admission policy
- cover letterJob application preface
- cover storyFalse explanation for actions
cover, recover, uncover, discovery, recovery, covert, discovered, covet, recovering