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cave

  • noun
  • kāv

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

Example

“We found a cave on the mountainside where we could take shelter.”

Other meanings

  1. A hole, depression, or gap in earth or rock, whether natural or man-made.

  2. A storage cellar, especially for wine or cheese.

    “This wine has been aged in our cave for thirty years.”

Example sentences

  • “Are there any cool caves around here?”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

  • “The cave walls got narrower and narrower.”

    Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0

  • “They explored the caves along the rocky coastline.”

    Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Word history

From Latin "cava" (cavity).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “cave” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.