Calves

/kɑːvz/ noun verb

A young cow or bull.

Meaning

  1. (noun) A young cow or bull.
  2. (noun) Leather made of the skin of the calf; especially, a fine, light-coloured leather used in bookbinding.
  3. (noun) A young deer, elephant, seal, whale or giraffe (also used of some other animals).
  4. (noun) A chunk of ice broken from a larger glacier, ice shelf, or iceberg.
  5. (noun) A small island, near a larger island. “the Calf of Man”
  6. (noun) A cabless railroad engine.
  7. (noun) An awkward or silly boy or young man; any silly person; a dolt.
  8. (noun) The back of the leg below the knee.
  9. (noun) The muscle in the back of the leg below the knee.
  10. (verb) To give birth to a calf
  11. (verb) To assist in a cow's giving birth to a calf
  12. (verb) To give birth to (a calf)

Letter breakdown

  • Calves contains 6 letters: 2 vowel(s) and 4 consonant(s).
  • It uses 6 unique letters.
  • Estimated syllable count: 2.
  • Scrabble-style letter score: 11.

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What does Calves mean?

A young cow or bull.

How many letters are in Calves?

Calves has 6 letters.

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