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Caves

/keɪvz/

A large, naturally-occurring cavity formed underground or in the face of a cliff or a hillside.

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📖 Definitions of "Caves"

noun

1
A large, naturally-occurring cavity formed underground or in the face of a cliff or a hillside.
"We found a cave on the mountainside where we could take shelter."
2
A hole, depression, or gap in earth or rock, whether natural or man-made.
3
A storage cellar, especially for wine or cheese.
"This wine has been aged in our cave for thirty years."
4
A place of retreat, such as a man cave.
"My room was a cozy cave where I could escape from my family."

verb

1
To surrender.
"He caved under pressure."
2
To collapse.
"First the braces buckled, then the roof began to cave, then we ran."
3
To hollow out or undermine.
"The levee has been severely caved by the river current."
4
To engage in the recreational exploration of caves.
"I have caved from Yugoslavia to Kentucky."

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Caves"

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Word	Definition
spelunknoun	(obsolete) A cave, cavern or grotto.
undermineverb	(figuratively) To weaken or work against; to hinder, sabotage.
basementsnoun	(architecture) A floor of a building below ground level.
bonesnoun	(plural only) The framework or foundation of something.
cavernsnoun	A large cave.
cellarsnoun	An enclosed underground space, often under a building, used for storage or shelter.
collapsesnoun	The act of collapsing.
cuevasnoun	A surname from Spanish.
densnoun	(anatomy) A toothlike process projecting from the anterior end of the centrum of the axis vertebra on which the atlas vertebra rotates.
grottoesnoun	A town in Virginia.
holesnoun	A surname.
idiotsnoun	(derogatory) A person of low general intelligence.
lairsnoun	A place inhabited by a wild animal, often a cave or a hole in the ground.
sheltersnoun	(countable) Somewhere one can find protection.
hollowsnoun	An unfilled space in something solid; a cavity, natural or artificial.
recessesnoun	(countable) A depressed, hollow, or indented space; also, a hole or opening.
alcovesnoun	(architecture) A small recessed area set off from a larger room.
dugoutsnoun	(baseball, soccer, cricket) A sunken shelter at the side of a sports field where non-playing team members and staff sit during a game.
sinkholesnoun	(geology) A hole formed in soluble rock by the action of water, serving to conduct surface water to an underground passage.
excavationsnoun	(uncountable) The act of excavating, or of making hollow, by cutting, scooping, or digging out a part of a solid mass.