cove vs cave

cove and cave both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cove	Yes	No	No	No
cave	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, cave is a hypernym of cove; that is, cave is a word with a broader meaning than cove:

cove: small or narrow cave in the side of a cliff or mountain
cave: a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea

cove (noun)	cave (noun)
a small inlet	a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
small or narrow cave in the side of a cliff or mountain

cove (verb)	cave (verb)
	explore natural caves
	hollow out as if making a cave or opening