cave
A large, naturally-occurring cavity formed underground or in the face of a cliff or a…A large, naturally-occurring cavity formed underground or in the face of a cliff or a hillside.
» I've been living in a cave.
Я живу в пещере.
Я живу в печері.
Meaning
12 sensesA 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.
Höhle, Grotte
пеще́раpeščéra, подземе́льеpodzemélʹje, печо́раpečóra
пече́раpečéra, підземе́лляpidzeméllja
A hole, depression, or gap in earth or rock, whether natural or man-made.
впа́динаvpádina
A storage cellar, especially for wine or cheese.
This wine has been aged in our cave for thirty years.
A place of retreat, such as a man cave.
My room was a cozy cave where I could escape from my family.
убе́жищеubéžišče
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.
A shielded area where nuclear experiments can be carried out.
(uncountable)Debris, particularly broken rock, which falls into a drill hole and interferes with drilling.
A collapse or cave-in.
(also, figuratively, slang)The vagina.
(slang)A group that breaks from a larger political party or faction on a particular issue.
A code cave.
(obsolete)Any hollow place, or part; a cavity.
- a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
Examples
577 sentencesI've been living in a cave.
Я живу в печері.
ruЯ живу в пещере.
Tom was dragged into the cave.
Тома затягли до печери.
ruТома затащили в пещеру.
Why did you go to the cave?
Навіщо ти пішов до печери?
ruЗачем ты пошёл к расщелине?
Maybe there's someone else in the cave.
Може, в печері є хтось ще.
Three bodies were found in the cave.
Три тіла були знайдені в печері.
ruВ пещере было найдено три тела.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English cave, borrowed from Old French cave, from Latin cava (“cavity”), fromFrom Middle English cave, borrowed from Old French cave, from Latin cava (“cavity”), from cavus (“hollow”). Cognate with Tocharian B kor (“throat”), Albanian cup (“odd, uneven”), Ancient Greek κύαρ (kúar, “eye of needle, earhole”), Old Armenian սոր (sor, “hole”), Sanskrit शून्य (śūnya, “empty, barren, zero”). Displaced native Old English sċræf. More at cavum, cavus and cage.
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Forms
plural: caves| Singular | cave |
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uncountable
Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
51 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
11 patterns- into the cave
- in the cave
- enter the cave
- cave by himself
- explored the cave
- inside the cave
- of the cave
- the cave by
- in this cave
- in a cave
- find the cave