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cave Definition

cave (kāv)

noun

a hollow place inside the earth, usually an opening, as in a hillside, extending back horizontally; cavern

Etymology: ME & OFr < L cava, fem. of cavus, hollow < IE base *eu-, a swelling, arch, cavity

transitive verb caved, cav·ing

to hollow out; make a hollow in

Etymology: < cavethe

intransitive verb

  1. to cave in
  2. to explore caves

cave Related Forms

caver noun

cave Idioms

cave in

  1. to fall or sink in or down; collapse
  2. to make collapse
  3. Informal to give way; give in; yield

cave Synonyms

cave

n.

cavern, hollow, rock shelter, grotto; see hole 3.

cave Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • descend: We did not descend the cave but all the info we have is here.
  • explore: Most of the cave explored in 1994 had gone.
  • enter: Fly over the waterfall and enter the cave from which the water flows.
  • decorate: A similar pairing of decorated caves and hilltop settlements has been observed at other sites of the same date.

Adjective modifier

  • prehistoric: Among them are the prehistoric caves, located only a few kilometers from the property.
  • underwater: Here, visitors can ski, swim, explore underwater caves, go rafting through wide canyons, or relax on a secluded beach.
  • underground: Rock salt is extracted from underground caves by flooding, then evaporation.
  • deep: Would the owners let us into the deep caves?

Modifies a noun

  • surveying: Survex The cave surveying software which Tunnel is modeled on.
  • entrance: Page 17 1 [ Scene change to a view of a cave entrance in the side of a large rock in the sea.
  • diving: We were cave diving and didn't go in the ocean.
  • dweller: Some believe that these cave dwellers built the old canals in the Salt River valley.
  • diver: The cave diver was later found dead by rescue services.
  • painting: Extending this just a little further allows conversations with standing stones, cave paintings, even burning bushes.

Noun used with modifier

  • mendip: For those collecting details of Mendip caves through publications this is an extremely interesting and good buy.
  • limestone: You see the same phenomenon in the limestone caves.
  • bat: This unlocks the door on 3F that leads to Dandelion's bat cave, complete with trot Batmobile.
  • rift: As they are dragged through the rift caves to Quentaris some of the slaves undergo a change that awakens some dormant psychic abilities.
  • bedding: The other is that we will break out back up into the bedding cave that is left behind when entering the lower workings.
  • sea: Stone Age flints have been found in the sea caves.

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