1. dove(n = noun.animal) - any of numerous small pigeons;
is a kind of pigeon
has particulars: turtledove, australian turtledove, stictopelia cuneata, turtledove, mourning dove, zenaidura macroura
2. dove(n = noun.person) peacenik - someone who prefers negotiations to armed conflict in the conduct of foreign relations;
is a kind of disarmer, pacificist, pacifist
Antonym: hawk
3. dove(n = noun.object) columba - a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Puppis and Caelum;
is a kind of constellation
4. dove(n = noun.food) squab - flesh of a pigeon suitable for roasting or braising; flesh of a dove (young squab) may be broiled;
is a kind of poultry
is a part of domestic pigeon
5. dove(n = noun.communication) - an emblem of peace;
is a kind of allegory, emblem
dove, n.
1 any bird of the family Columbidae, with short legs, small head, and large breast.
2 a gentle or innocent person.
3 Polit. an advocate of peace or peaceful policies (cf. HAWK(1)).
4 (Dove) Relig. a representation of the Holy Spirit (John 1:32).
5 a soft grey colour.
Idiom:
dove's-foot a cranesbill, Geranium molle. dove-tree a tree with dovelike flowers, Davidia involucrata, native to China.
Derivative:
dovelike adj.
dove, US past and past part. of DIVE.
N peace, amity, harmony, tranquility, calm, truce, peace treaty, accord, peace pipe, pipe of peace, calumet of peace, piping time of peace, quiet life, neutrality, dove of peace, white dove, dove, pax Romana, Pax Americana, pacific, peaceable, peaceful, calm, tranquil, untroubled, halcyon, bloodless, neutral, dovish, the storm blown over, the lion lies down with the lamb, all quiet on the Potomac, paritur pax bello, peace hath her victories no less renowned than war, they make a desert and they call it peace.
N innocence, guiltlessness, incorruption, impeccability, clean hands, clear conscience, mens sibi conscia recti, innocent, lamb, dove, innocent, not guilty, unguilty, guiltless, faultless, sinless, stainless, bloodless, spotless, clear, immaculate, rectus in curia, unspotted, unblemished, unerring, undefiled, unhardened, Saturnian, Arcadian, inculpable, unculpable, unblamed, unblamable, blameless, unfallen, inerrable, above suspicion, irreproachable, irreprovable, irreprehensible, unexceptionable, unobjectionable, unimpeachable, salvable, venial, harmless, inoffensive, innoxious, innocuous, dove-like, lamb-like, pure, harmless as doves, innocent as a lamb, innocent as the babe unborn, more sinned against than sinning, virtuous, unreproved, unimpeached, unreproached, innocently, with clean hands, with a clear conscience, with a safe conscience, murus aeneus conscientia sana.