noun Download 🔗Share 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." geology geography nature environment place Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share 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." " geology geography nature place environment Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A storage cellar, especially for wine or cheese. Examples : "This wine has been aged in our cave for thirty years." food drink property architecture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A place of retreat, such as a man cave. Examples : "My room was a cozy cave where I could escape from my family." place architecture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share 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." geology geography nature environment place Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A shielded area where nuclear experiments can be carried out. Examples : "Scientists built special caves deep underground to safely conduct experiments with radioactive materials. " science technology building area Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (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. " geology technical industry Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A collapse or cave-in. Examples : "After the heavy rain, the road had dangerous caves where the ground had given way. " geology disaster environment Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (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. " politics government group Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any hollow place, or part; a cavity. Examples : "The heavy snowfall created caves in the snowdrifts along the fence. " geology geography nature place Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A code cave. Examples : "The software engineer added extra code into the caves of the program to fix a bug. " computing technology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To surrender. Examples : "He caved under pressure." action attitude Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To collapse. Examples : "First the braces buckled, then the roof began to cave, then we ran." geology disaster environment Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To hollow out or undermine. Examples : "The levee has been severely caved by the river current." geology environment architecture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To engage in the recreational exploration of caves. Examples : "I have caved from Yugoslavia to Kentucky." sport entertainment action geology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share 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." geology industry work Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share 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. " geology industry Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To dwell in a cave. Examples : ""After his argument with his family, Mark said he felt like he just wanted to cave himself." " geology environment nature place building archaeology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading