Cave

Quick meaning: Cave is a noun meaning A large, naturally-occurring cavity formed underground or in the face of a cliff or a hillside.

Meaning

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

More 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.
3. A place of retreat, such as a man cave.
4. (caving) A naturally-occurring cavity in bedrock which is large enough to be entered by an adult.
5. (nuclear physics) A shielded area where nuclear experiments can be carried out.
6. (drilling, uncountable) Debris, particularly broken rock, which falls into a drill hole and interferes with drilling.
7. (mining) A collapse or cave-in.

Example Sentences

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

My room was a cozy cave where I could escape from my family.

It was not strictly a cave, but a narrow fissure in the rock.

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

Word Forms

• caves
• caving
• caved

Synonyms for cave

Depending on context, synonyms include earthhole, heads up, look out, spelunk, undermine.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include spelunk, undermine, cove, chasm, abyss, den.

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