Synonyms for cave
keɪvcave

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1. caveverb

   a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea

2. cave, undermineverb

   hollow out as if making a cave or opening

   "The river was caving the banks"

   Synonyms:
   subvert, undermine, spelunk, countermine, sabotage, weaken, counteract

3. cave, spelunkverb

   explore natural caves

   Synonyms:
   undermine, spelunk

Matched Categories

1. • Explore
   • Hollow Out

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1. cavenoun

   Synonyms:
   cavern, den, grotto

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1. cavenoun

   Synonyms:
   cavern, grotto, grot, den, catacomb, crypt

   Associated words:
   speleology, spelean, stalactite, stalagmite, cavernicolous, troglodytic, caverned, cavernous

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1. List of paraphrases for "cave":

   cavern, grotto, cellar, basement, cueva, cava, cave-in, al-haram, tavern, caveman

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1. List of known nicknames for "Cave":

   DJ Cave, Inge Kjeilen, Crve

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:4.5 / 2 votes

1. cave

   Synonyms:
   Cavum
   

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How to use cave in a sentence?

1. Henry James, "The Ambassadors", Book Ninth, Chapter 2:

   She had fortunately always her appetite for news. The pure flame of the disinterested burned in her cave of treasures as a lamp in a Byzantine vault.

2. Douglas Borthwick:

   It's growing increasingly likely that Europe will cave to some of the demands that Greece is putting forward.

3. Ivan Vicente:

   It's almost like a bear hibernating in a cave, they do sleep for over a whole day. When they do wake up, there's very minor movements and very little activity, and then they just go back to sleep.

4. Andrew Pearce:

   Early this morning Harry's father passed away here in Adelaide... after they'd all come out of the cave.

5. Kim Anh:

   Our kitchen, our laundry room, our two bedrooms, all gone, we'd be better off living in a cave instead.