Calves
/kɑːvz/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:11 ptsWWF:14 pts6 letters
Definition of Calves
noun
- A young cow or bull.
- Leather made of the skin of the calf; especially, a fine, light-coloured leather used in bookbinding.
- A young deer, elephant, seal, whale or giraffe (also used of some other animals).
- A chunk of ice broken from a larger glacier, ice shelf, or iceberg.
- A small island, near a larger island.
"the Calf of Man"
verb
- To give birth to a calf
- To assist in a cow's giving birth to a calf
- To give birth to (a calf)
- (especially of an ice shelf, a glacier, an ice sheet, or even an iceberg) to shed a large piece, e.g. an iceberg or a smaller block of ice (coming off an iceberg)
"The glacier was starting to calve even as we watched."
- (especially of an iceberg) to break off
"The sea was dangerous because of icebergs calving off the nearby glacier."
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