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Detailed Synonyms for calves in English

calves:

calves [the ~] noun

  1. the calves
    the calves

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calf:

calf [the ~] noun

  1. the calf
    the calf
  2. the calf
    the calf; the veal
  3. the calf
    the calfskin; the calf
  4. the calf
    – young of domestic cattle 1
    the calf
    – young of domestic cattle 1
  5. the calf
    – young of various large placental mammals e.g. whale or giraffe or elephant or buffalo 1
    the calf
    – young of various large placental mammals e.g. whale or giraffe or elephant or buffalo 1
  6. the calf
    – the muscular back part of the shank 1
    the calf; the sura
    – the muscular back part of the shank 1
  7. the calf
    – fine leather from the skin of a calf 1
    the calf; the calfskin
    – fine leather from the skin of a calf 1

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Alternate Synonyms for "calf":


Related Definitions for "calf":

  1. young of domestic cattle1
  2. young of various large placental mammals e.g. whale or giraffe or elephant or buffalo1
  3. the muscular back part of the shank1
  4. fine leather from the skin of a calf1

calves form of calve:

to calve verb (calves, calved, calving)

  1. to calve
    to give birth; to bring a child into the world; to bring forth; to litter; to calve; bred; to give birth to
    • give birth verb (gives birth, gave birth, giving birth)
    • bring a child into the world verb (brings a child into the world, brought a child into the world, bringing a child into the world)
    • bring forth verb (brings forth, brought forth, bringing forth)
    • litter verb (litters, littered, littering)
    • calve verb (calves, calved, calving)
    • bred verb
    • give birth to verb (gives birth to, gave birth to, giving birth to)
  2. to calve
    to calve
    • calve verb (calves, calved, calving)
  3. to calve
    – birth 1
    to calve; have young
    – birth 1
    • calve verb (calves, calved, calving)
      • the whales calve at this time of year1
    • have young verb
  4. to calve
    – release ice 1
    to break up; to calve
    – release ice 1
    • break up verb (breaks up, broke up, breaking up)
    • calve verb (calves, calved, calving)
      • The icebergs and glaciers calve1

Conjugations for calve:

present
  1. calve
  2. calve
  3. calves
  4. calve
  5. calve
  6. calve
simple past
  1. calved
  2. calved
  3. calved
  4. calved
  5. calved
  6. calved
present perfect
  1. have calved
  2. have calved
  3. has calved
  4. have calved
  5. have calved
  6. have calved
past continuous
  1. was calving
  2. were calving
  3. was calving
  4. were calving
  5. were calving
  6. were calving
future
  1. shall calve
  2. will calve
  3. will calve
  4. shall calve
  5. will calve
  6. will calve
continuous present
  1. am calving
  2. are calving
  3. is calving
  4. are calving
  5. are calving
  6. are calving
subjunctive
  1. be calved
  2. be calved
  3. be calved
  4. be calved
  5. be calved
  6. be calved
diverse
  1. calve!
  2. let's calve!
  3. calved
  4. calving
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Related Words for "calve":

  • calving

Alternate Synonyms for "calve":


Related Definitions for "calve":

  1. birth1
    • the whales calve at this time of year1
  2. release ice1
    • The icebergs and glaciers calve1

Related Synonyms for calves