cote

noun

Definition of cotenext
as in dovecote

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cote
  1. dovecote
  2. kraal
  3. henhouse
  4. stockade
  5. sheepfold
  6. fold
  7. cage
  8. pen
Noun
  • Abby killing Lizzie’s doves In Monster, Lizzie maintains a dovecote in the family’s garden.
    — Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2026
  • This enchanting storybook suite—once a historic dovecote—is a masterclass in rustic French charm and whimsical elegance.
    — Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Definition of dovecote
Noun
  • All the huts in the village were centered around the kraal, or cattle enclosure, which faced the rising sun.
    — Aatish Taseer, Travel + Leisure, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The kraal was a circular affair about 30 feet in diameter and was made of rocks piled about three feet high.
    — Cyril E. Holland, Outdoor Life, 8 May 2025
Definition of kraal
Noun
  • World Liberty is celebrating the major milestone, while critics worry this is a new wrinkle on the classic case of the fox guarding the henhouse that will give corporations and foreign actors a new way to stealthily curry favor with the White House.
    — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
  • This isn’t the fox guarding the henhouse.
    — Noah Feldman, Mercury News, 9 June 2026
Definition of henhouse
Noun
  • At the time, Epstein was serving his 18-month sentence in the Palm Beach County stockade but was allowed to spend 12 hours a day, six days a week, in his office under a work-release program his attorneys had negotiated.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
  • The first was named after the legislature of the Texas Republic, although the first capitol, a log structure tucked behind a defensive stockade, rose not on Congress but at West Eighth and Colorado streets.
    — Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 22 Mar. 2026
Definition of stockade
Noun
  • This tidy residence in the western Swiss village of Etoy was built in 1830 as a sheepfold.
    — Lauren Beale, Forbes, 30 Aug. 2021
  • Later, we were married in a sheepfold overlooking the ribbon of river that winds through small agricultural plots and quiet towns huddled up against the road.
    — Kyre Chenven, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2018
Definition of sheepfold
Noun
  • Hilly woods or swamps with lots of folds, ditches, and creeks are best for ground hunting.
    — Colin Moore, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The Sixpack offers a bit of an outstretched hand to try to woo those buyers back to the Dodge fold.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of fold
Noun
  • Developed with Montex, the silhouettes combined an everyday piece—such as a yellow lingerie dress—with a collapsible overlayer, for example a tent-like structure in transparent lace or a cage of leather bows.
    — Tina Isaac-Goizé, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The kitchen was open to the living/dining area, and a room with storage cages was down the hall.
    — Joyce Cohen, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of cage
Noun
  • Though their journeys have each been unique, one conviction that they mutually are committed to is a desire to do justice to the craft and the responsibility held by women who dedicate their lives to their pen.
    — Brianna J. Heath, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Rana, the former engineering student, carries nothing but a pen and a scrap of paper to her lessons.
    — Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of pen
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