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- [grohvz]
- /groʊvz/
- /ɡrəʊv/
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- [grohvz]
- /groʊvz/
Definitions of groves word
- noun groves a small wood or forested area, usually with no undergrowth: a grove of pines. 1
- noun groves a small orchard or stand of fruit-bearing trees, especially citrus trees: a grove of lemon trees. 1
- noun groves Plural form of grove. 1
- noun groves Sir Charles. 1915–92, English orchestral conductor 0
- noun groves plural of grove. 0
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Origin of groves
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English grāf
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Parts of speech for Groves
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
groves popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
groves usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for groves
noun groves
- copses — Plural form of copse.
- coppices — Plural form of coppice.
- woods — the hard, fibrous substance composing most of the stem and branches of a tree or shrub, and lying beneath the bark; the xylem.
- brakes — any of several large or coarse ferns, especially the bracken, Pteridium aquilinum.
- coverts — concealed; secret; disguised.
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