Cove vs. Lagoon

Covenoun

A hollow in a rock; a cave or cavern.

Covenoun

(architecture) A concave vault or archway, especially the arch of a ceiling.

Covenoun

A small coastal inlet, especially one having high cliffs protecting vessels from prevailing winds.

Covenoun

(US) A strip of prairie extending into woodland.

Covenoun

A recess or sheltered area on the slopes of a mountain.

Covenoun

(nautical) The wooden roof of the stern gallery of an old sailing warship.

Covenoun

(nautical) A thin line, sometimes gilded, along a yacht's strake below deck level.

Covenoun

A fellow; a man.

Covenoun

A friend; a mate.

Coveverb

(architecture) To arch over; to build in a hollow concave form; to make in the form of a cove.

Coveverb

To brood, cover, over, or sit over, as birds their eggs.

Covenoun

A retired nook; especially, a small, sheltered inlet, creek, or bay; a recess in the shore.

Covenoun

A strip of prairie extending into woodland; also, a recess in the side of a mountain.

Covenoun

A concave molding.

Covenoun

A boy or man of any age or station.

Coveverb

To arch over; to build in a hollow concave form; to make in the form of a cove.

Coveverb

To brood, cover, over, or sit over, as birds their eggs.

Covenoun

a small inlet

Covenoun

small or narrow cave in the side of a cliff or mountain

Cove

A cove is a small type of bay or coastal inlet. Coves usually have narrow, restricted entrances, are often circular or oval, and are often situated within a larger bay.

Lagoonnoun

A shallow body of water separated from deeper sea by a bar.

Lagoonnoun

A shallow sound, channel, pond, or lake, especially one into which the sea flows; as, the lagoons of Venice.

Lagoonnoun

A lake in a coral island, often occupying a large portion of its area, and usually communicating with the sea. See Atoll.

Lagoonnoun

a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral

Lagoon

A lagoon is a shallow body of water separated from a larger body of water by a narrow landform, such as reefs, barrier islands, barrier peninsulas, or isthmuses. Lagoons are commonly divided into coastal lagoons and atoll lagoons.