cave

¹cave

noun \ˈkāv\

Definition of CAVE

1

: a natural chamber or series of chambers in the earth or in the side of a hill or cliff

2

: a usually underground chamber for storage <a wine cave>; also : the articles stored there

Examples of CAVE

1. <Kentucky's Mammoth Cave is actually a series of large chambers on five levels.>

Origin of CAVE

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin cava, from cavus hollow; akin to Greek koilos hollow, and probably to Greek kyein to be pregnant — more at cyme

First Known Use: 13th century

Related to CAVE

Synonyms: antre, cavern, delve [archaic], grot, grotto

Related Words: abyss, chasm, gulf, hollow; crawlway, gallery, subway, tunnel; excavation, mine, pit, shaft, well; bunker, dugout, foxhole; burrow, covert, den, hole, lair, lodge, shelter

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Other Geology Terms

anthracite, boulder, cwm, erratic, igneous, intrusive, mesa, sedimentary, silt, swale

Rhymes with CAVE

brave, clave, crave, fave, glaive, grave, knave, lave, nave, pave, rave, save, shave, slave, stave, waive, wave, Wave