cave

About 11.03 uses per million words.

Meaning

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

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

2. noun A hole, depression, or gap in earth or rock, whether natural or man-made.
3. noun A storage cellar, especially for wine or cheese.

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

4. noun A place of retreat, such as a man cave.

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

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

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

6. noun A shielded area where nuclear experiments can be carried out.
7. noun Debris, particularly broken rock, which falls into a drill hole and interferes with drilling.
8. noun A collapse or cave-in.

Similar words

spelunk undermine cove chasm abyss den grotto antre cavern cave-in

Often followed by

of in and is was at to where on

Word family

caved caver cavers caves caving