(n.) A pigeon of the genus Columba and various related genera. The species are numerous.
(n.) A word of endearment for one regarded as pure and gentle.
Example Sentences:
(1) Experiments in which this method has been applied to the measurement of hunger and thirst in doves are outlined, and the results are discussed in terms of their implications for motivation theory in general.
(2) These results suggest the existence of specific, saturable binding sites for PRL in dove brain which conceivably could mediate the reported effects of PRL on behavior and gonadal function in this species.
(3) Similar effects occurred in dose-related fashion in male doves given ICV injections of ovine prolactin.
(4) The autogeneic fibula dove-tailed strut graft is favored over an iliac crest bone graft because with multilevel decompression in the cervical spine, it provided structural stability and a high union rate.
(5) He used his final speech as an MPC member to indicate a rate rise was getting closer and he also rejected the “dove” label ascribed to him given his apparent support for monetary stimulus during his six years there.
(6) Despite the findings of this study, it was suggested that future dove management strategies consider the possibility of disease outbreaks involving white-winged doves and susceptible populations of mourning doves.
(7) The distribution of labeled cells was investigated in the brain of the ring dove one hour after administration of 3H-estradiol.
(8) The Dove Project, which specialises in providing both residential and domiciliary care to people with disabilities and mental health problems as well as older people, has found it hard to recruit staff of the standard it requires.
(9) In both quail and dove, the activities of hypothalamic aromatase and 5 alpha-reductase were lower in the chick brain than in the adult, but brain 5 beta-reductase activity was much higher during early development than in adulthood.
(10) Mourning doves (Zenaidura macroura) shed the agent sparingly, but turkeys exposed to them did not become infected, These findings and knowledge of the habits of these various species are discussed.
(11) They also point out that the White House and the State Department appear to be similarly split between hawks and doves.
(12) Three other columbid species, C. leucocephala (white-crowned pigeon), C. fasciata (band-tailed pigeon), and Zenaidura macroura (mourning dove) harbored strains of serotype C only.
(13) Doves that received lead treatments had readily discernable lead intranuclear inclusion bodies in cells of the proximal convoluted tubules.
(14) ‘We were simple as doves, wise as serpents’: Portugal toast Euro 2016 win Read more Has any player been through as many contrasting emotions in the space of a major final?
(15) The preoptic area (POA) of the male dove is a known target area for separable behavioral actions of testosterone and 17 beta-estradiol (E2) and contains an active aromatase system.
(16) "When Doves Cry – it's nice to hear When Doves Cry again…" Tumbleweed.
(17) A simultaneous squab--egg choice test was given on days 1, 4, 10, and 13 of incubation and on the day following hatching in normal reproductive cycles of experienced and naïve male and female ring doves.
(18) "This report will certainly strengthen the case for the doves on the committee going into the next meeting this month,' said Millan Mulraine, a senior strategist with TD Securities in New York.
(19) The true value of these celebrity paintings: like Picasso's Child with a Dove , which left Britain when the Qatar royal family bought it for £50m, is tarnished by massive sums.
(20) Polman said the global appeal of Unilever products – from Dove soap to Magnum ice cream – gave the company an opportunity to educate consumers.
Dovecote
Definition:
(n.) A small house or box, raised to a considerable height above the ground, and having compartments, in which domestic pigeons breed; a dove house.
Example Sentences:
(1) That is why active rethinkers such as Maurice Glasman or Liam Byrne , both of whom fluttered the Labour dovecote this week in different ways, should be celebrated.
(2) I used to live in one such flat, which I named dovecots (elsewhere – Euroboxes, or more rudely twat-flats).
(3) Stretch your legs on a great one-hour walk – the Dovecote Trail – which passes beautifully restored dovecote houses and rustic tavernas.
(4) In recent years 75% of abattoirs have closed, replaced, for instance, by Waitrose’s use of a central slaughterhouse at Dovecote Park, Yorkshire.
(5) A possible risk for the health of man can not be excluded if rooms are located directly in contact with dovecotes or garrets colonized with wild doves.
(6) Claims of this kind caused much fluttering in the parliamentary dovecotes on Tuesday and there is something in them that can’t be simply laughed off just because this time it’s the Tories’ turn to be on the receiving end.