"calves" in the noun sense

1. calf

young of domestic cattle

2. calf, sura

the muscular back part of the shank

3. calf, calfskin

fine leather from the skin of a calf

4. calf

young of various large placental mammals e.g. whale or giraffe or elephant or buffalo

"calves" in the verb sense

1. calve, break up

release ice

"The icebergs and glaciers calve"

2. calve, have young

give birth to (a calf

"the whales calve at this time of year"

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