The difference between Cove and Guy
When used as nouns, cove means a hollow in a rock, whereas guy means an effigy of a man burned on a bonfire on the anniversary of the gunpowder plot (5th november).
When used as verbs, cove means to arch over, whereas guy means to exhibit an effigy of guy fawkes around the 5th november.
check bellow for the other definitions of Cove and Guy
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Cove as a noun (now, _, uncommon):
A hollow in a rock; a cave or cavern.
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Cove as a noun (architecture):
A concave vault or archway, especially the arch of a ceiling.
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Cove as a noun:
A small coastal inlet, especially one having high cliffs protecting vessels from prevailing winds.
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Cove as a noun (US):
A strip of prairie extending into woodland.
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Cove as a noun:
A recess or sheltered area on the slopes of a mountain.
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Cove as a noun (nautical):
The wooden roof of the stern gallery of an old sailing warship.
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Cove as a noun (nautical):
A thin line, sometimes gilded, along a yacht's strake below deck level.
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Cove as a verb (architecture):
To arch over; to build in a hollow concave form; to make in the form of a cove.
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Cove as a noun (British, dated, informal):
A fellow; a man.
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Cove as a noun (Australia, and, Polari):
A friend; a mate.
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Cove as a verb:
To brood, cover, over, or sit over, as birds their eggs.
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Guy as a noun (British):
An effigy of a man burned on a bonfire on the anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot (5th November).
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Guy as a noun (dated):
A person of eccentric appearance or dress; a "fright".
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Guy as a noun (colloquial):
A man, fellow.
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Guy as a noun (especially, in the plural):
A person .
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Guy as a noun (colloquial, of animals and sometimes objects):
Thing, creature.
Examples:
"The dog's left foreleg was broken, poor little guy."
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Guy as a noun (colloquial, figuratively):
Thing, unit.
Examples:
"This guy, here, controls the current, and this guy, here, measures the voltage."
"This guy is the partial derivative of that guy with respect to x."
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Guy as a noun (informal, term of address):
Buster, Mack, fella, bud, man.
Examples:
"Hey, guy, give a man a break, would ya?"
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Guy as a verb (intransitive):
To exhibit an effigy of Guy Fawkes around the 5th November.
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Guy as a verb (transitive):
To make fun of, to ridicule with wit or innuendo.
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Guy as a verb (theatre, transitive):
To play in a comedic manner.
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Guy as a noun (obsolete, rare):
A guide; a leader or conductor.
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Guy as a noun (primarily, nautical):
A support rope or cable used to guide, steady or secure something which is being hoisted or lowered.
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Guy as a noun (primarily, nautical):
A support to secure or steady something prone to shift its position or be carried away (e.g. the mast of a ship or a suspension-bridge).
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Guy as a verb:
To equip with a support cable.