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Synonyms for dovecote

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Noun

1. Columbarium — A small house or box, often raised to a considerable height above the ground, and having compartments…

columbarium, pigeon loft, columbary, doocot UK, dovehouse

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A small house or box, often raised to a considerable height above the ground, and having compartments (pigeonholes), in which domestic pigeons breed; a dove house.

Related words

Word family
dove
Other spellings
dovecot

Forms

Plural
dovecotes → columbariums, columbaries, doocots, dovehouses…

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
dovecoterising
columbariumrising
dovehousesteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters
doocot
9 letters
columbary, dovehouse
11 letters
columbarium

In other languages

Français
pigeonnier
Italiano
piccionaia
Español
palomar
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