jove — ozdic

Collocations

5

ADJ.

high, soft-smiling

VERB + JOVE

don't, permitted, shores, waves, worry

JOVE + NOUN

here's, himself, i'll, s, strength, thee

PREP.

out, with

ADV.

then

Definitions

name

1

Jupiter, god of the sky.

BEAT on, proud billows; Boreas blow; / Swell, curled waves, high as Jove’s roof; / Your incivility doth ſhow, / That innocence is tempeſt proof; / Though ſurly Nereus frown, my thoughts are calm; / Then ſtrike, Affliction, for thy wounds are balm. [Attributed to Roger L'Estrange (1616–1704).]

2

Jupiter

3

Tin.

intj

1

An expression of surprise or amazement.

"I promise to take care of myself. Yes; I won't take any risks. Not a single blessed risk. Of course not. I mean to hang out. Don't worry. Jove! I feel as though nothing could touch me. Why! this is luck from the word Go."

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — (Roman mythology) supreme god of Romans

jupiter

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

even Jove nods

Alternative form of even Homer nods.

[I]t is said that even Jove nods upon occasions; but if Venus ever did, the record has been lost.

Example Bank

6

01

BEAT on, proud billows; Boreas blow; / Swell, curled waves, high as Jove’s roof; / Your incivility doth ſhow, / That innocence is tempeſt proof; / Though ſurly Nereus frown, my thoughts are calm; / Th

Wiktionary

02

"I promise to take care of myself. Yes; I won't take any risks. Not a single blessed risk. Of course not. I mean to hang out. Don't worry. Jove! I feel as though nothing could touch me. Why! this is l

Wiktionary

03

By Jove! I forgot my wallet!

Tatoeba · #890341

04

What is permitted to Jove is not permitted to an ox.

Tatoeba · #3847638

05

Why, by Jove, here's the very man himself!

Tatoeba · #6310085

06

"Comrades! of ills not ignorant; far more / than these ye suffered, and to these as well / will Jove give ending, as he gave before."

Tatoeba · #6785012

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, jove is marked as archaic, obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.