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Meaning
Noun
●
A large, naturally-occurring
cavity
formed
underground
or
in the face of
a
cliff
or a hillside.
●
In Landforms:
A
hole
,
depression
, or
gap
in
earth
or
rock
, whether natural or man-made.
●
A
storage
cellar
, especially for
wine
or cheese.
●
A place of
retreat
, such as a
man
cave.
●
In Caving:
A naturally-occurring
cavity
in
bedrock
which is large enough to be
entered
by an adult.
●
In Nuclear physics:
A
shielded
area where
nuclear
experiments
can be
carried
out.
●
Debris,
particularly
broken
rock
, which
falls into
a
drill
hole
and
interferes
with
drill
ing.
●
In Mining:
A
collapse
or cave-in.
●
The vagina.
●
In Politics:
A group that
breaks
from a
larger
political party
or
faction
on a particular issue.
●
In Landforms:
Any
hollow
place, or part; a cavity.
●
In Programming:
A
code
cave.
Verb
●
To surrender.
●
To collapse.
●
To
hollow out
or undermine.
●
To
engage
in the
recreational
exploration
of caves.
●
In Mining:
In room-and-pillar
mining
, to
extract
a
deposit
of
rock
by
breaking down
a
pillar
which had been
holding it
in place.
●
In Mining:
To
work over
tailings
to
dress
small
pieces
of
marketable
ore.
●
To
dwell
in a cave.
Intj
●
In British English:
look out
!; beware!
Name
●
The 18th
sura
(chapter) of
th
e Qur'an.
●
A surname.
●
A place name:
A
town
and
comune
in Lazio, Italy.
●
A place name:
A
village
in Lincoln County, Missouri, United States.
●
A place name:
An
unincorporated
community
in Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States.
●
A place name:
A
settlement
in Timaru
district
, Canterbury, New Zealand.
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Origin
cave
English
cave
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Earthhole
Spelunk
Dyke
Heads Up
Look Out
Watch It
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Grotto
Tomb
Hut
Bunker
Vault
Crater
Temple
Dungeon
Sink
Ravine
Swamp
Fortress
Desert
Shack
Basement
Castle
Mountain
Hole
Palace
Valley
Monastery
Barn
Sanctuary
Canyon
Bow
Shrine
Burrow
Village
River
Fort
Tower
House
Gorge
Museum
Volcano
Bay
Mansion
Forest
Rock
Rush
Monument
Garden
Statue
Pipe
Park
Island
Jungle
Beach
Chapel
Cellar
Jump
Nest
Labyrinth
Place
Pond
Barge
Plunge
Town
Mine Shaft
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Rhymes
Ave
Nave
Rave
Davy
Lave
Wavy
Cave
Fave
Gave
Navy
Save
Cavy
Pave
Cave
Wave
Shave
Suave
Slave
Stave
Trave
Wavey
Agave
Gravy
Knave
Crave
Awave
Waive
Brave
Grave
Maeve
Behave
Slavey
Glaive
Enclave
Forgave
Engrave
Deprave
Enslave
They'Ve
Misbehave
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