Crossword-Solution: COVEY
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Covey | n. | A brood or hatch of birds; an old bird with her brood of young; hence, a small flock or number of birds together; -- said of game; as, a covey of partridges. |
| Covey | n. | A company; a bevy; as, a covey of girls. |
| Covey | v. i. | To brood; to incubate. |
| Covey | n. | A pantry. |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
RAETE
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greedy person
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Sentences with COVEY (5)
The bird entreated earnestly for his life: “What would you do without me when next you spread your nets? Who would chirp you to sleep, or call for you the covey of answering birds?” The Birdcatcher spared his life, and determined to pick out a fine young Cock just attaining to his comb.
Covey had acquired a very high reputation for breaking young slaves, and this reputation was of immense value to him.
Covey, and to wrench himself from the embrace of the Garrisonians, and which has borne him through many resistances to the personal indignities offered him as a colored man, sometimes becomes a hyper-sensitiveness to such assaults as men of his mark will meet with, on paper.
High overhead, a hawk or two swung at anchor, and once, with a startling rush of wings, a covey of quail flushed from the brush at the side of the trail.
And the trench was a reeking shambles, not a Boche to be seen alive-- So I thought; but on rounding a traverse I came on a covey of five; And four of 'em threw up their flippers, but the fifth chap, a sergeant, was game, And though I'd a bomb and revolver he came at me just the same.
Quotes with COVEY (3)
I love you Anna Covey,' he said, his voice barely audible. And slowly, clumsily, he leant forward, and his lips found hers, and Anna felt him kiss her awkwardly, she knew that she wasn't a Surplus any more. And nor was Peter.
Some people say they have 20 years experience, when in reality, they have 1 year's experience repeated 20 times. (Stephen M R Covey to Richie Norton when Norton asked if he was too young to train older executives for Covey.)
Stephen Covey, in his book The 8th Habit, decribes a poll of 23,000 employees drawn from a number of companies and industries. He reports the poll's findings: * Only 37 percent said they have a clear understanding of what their organization is trying to achieve and why * Only one in five was enthusiastic about their team's and their organization's goals * Only one in five said they had a clear "line of sight" between their tasks and their team's and organization's goals * Onl…
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Appears in: Boston Globe, Crossroads, CrosSynergy, LAT, NYT, Universal, USA TODAY, WSJ.
Used 31 times in crossword archives (1954–2017).