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caves

/keɪvz/

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noun

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

Examples :

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

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

Examples :

""The explorers found drawings on the walls inside the caves." "

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A storage cellar, especially for wine or cheese.

Examples :

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

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A place of retreat, such as a man cave.

Examples :

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

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A naturally-occurring cavity in bedrock which is large enough to be entered by an adult.

Examples :

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

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A shielded area where nuclear experiments can be carried out.

Examples :

"Scientists built special caves deep underground to safely conduct experiments with radioactive materials. "

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(drilling) Debris, particularly broken rock, which falls into a drill hole and interferes with drilling.

Examples :

"The drilling crew had to stop because the hole was filling up with caves, making it impossible to continue. "

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A collapse or cave-in.

Examples :

"After the heavy rain, the road had dangerous caves where the ground had given way. "

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(often "Cave") A group that breaks from a larger political party or faction on a particular issue.

Examples :

"The "Tax Reform Caves" threatened to vote against their own party's budget proposal, jeopardizing its passage. "

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noun

Any hollow place, or part; a cavity.

Examples :

"The heavy snowfall created caves in the snowdrifts along the fence. "

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Examples :

"The software engineer added extra code into the caves of the program to fix a bug. "

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verb

Examples :

"He caved under pressure."

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verb

Examples :

"First the braces buckled, then the roof began to cave, then we ran."

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To hollow out or undermine.

Examples :

"The levee has been severely caved by the river current."

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To engage in the recreational exploration of caves.

Examples :

"I have caved from Yugoslavia to Kentucky."

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In room-and-pillar mining, to extract a deposit of rock by breaking down a pillar which had been holding it in place.

Examples :

"The deposit is caved by knocking out the posts."

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To work over tailings to dress small pieces of marketable ore.

Examples :

"After the miners had extracted the main ore, some workers would caves through the remaining tailings, hoping to find enough overlooked pieces to sell. "

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To dwell in a cave.

Examples :

""After his argument with his family, Mark said he felt like he just wanted to cave himself." "

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