cave
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Base Score
1
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
4
A C E V
Two-Letter Start
CA
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Ending
VE
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- 4 letters
- 4 unique letters
- CA start
- VE ending
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Pronunciation
Definitions
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."
noun
A hole, depression, or gap in earth or rock, whether natural or man-made.
noun
A storage cellar, especially for wine or cheese.
"This wine has been aged in our cave for thirty years."
noun
A place of retreat, such as a man cave.
"My room was a cozy cave where I could escape from my family."
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."
noun
A shielded area where nuclear experiments can be carried out.
noun
(drilling) Debris, particularly broken rock, which falls into a drill hole and interferes with drilling.
noun
A collapse or cave-in.
noun
The vagina.
noun
(often "Cave") A group that breaks from a larger political party or faction on a particular issue.
noun
Any hollow place, or part; a cavity.
noun
A code cave.
verb
To surrender.
"He caved under pressure."
verb
To collapse.
"First the braces buckled, then the roof began to cave, then we ran."
verb
To hollow out or undermine.
"The levee has been severely caved by the river current."
verb
To engage in the recreational exploration of caves.
"I have caved from Yugoslavia to Kentucky."
verb
In room-and-pillar mining, to extract a deposit of rock by breaking down a pillar which had been holding it in place.
"The deposit is caved by knocking out the posts."
verb
To work over tailings to dress small pieces of marketable ore.
verb
To dwell in a cave.
interjection
(public school slang) look out!; beware!
Related Words
Synonyms
- earthhole
- spelunk
- headsup
- lookout
- watchit