| NOUN | object | cave | a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea |
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| VERB | contact | cave, undermine | hollow out as if making a cave or opening |
| cognition | cave, spelunk | explore natural caves |
| Sounds | key'v | |
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| Rhymes | airwave ... wave / Wave: 29 rhymes with eyv... | |
| Meaning | A geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea. | |
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| Instances | Fingal's Cave | A large cave with basaltic pillars on Staffa island in Scotland |
| Lascaux | A cave in southwestern France that contains Paleolithic paintings | |
| Parts | floor | The lower inside surface of any hollow structure |
| roof | The inner top surface of a covered area or hollow space | |
| stalactite | A cylinder of calcium carbonate hanging from the roof of a limestone cave | |
| stalagmite | A cylinder of calcium carbonate projecting upward from the floor of a limestone cave | |
| wall | A vertical (or almost vertical) smooth rock face (as of a cave or mountain) | |
| Narrower | cavern | A large cave or a large chamber in a cave |
| cove | small or narrow cave in the side of a cliff or mountain | |
| grotto, grot | A small cave (usually with attractive features) | |
| Broader | geological formation, formation | (geology) the geological features of the earth |
| Spanish | caverna, cueva, gruta | |
| Catalan | caverna, cova, gruta | |
| Verbs | cave | explore natural caves |
| Meaning | hollow out as if making a cave or opening. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonym | undermine | |
| Narrower | sap | Excavate the earth beneath |
| Broader | hollow, hollow out, core out | Remove the interior of |
| Spanish | socavar | |
| Catalan | soscavar | |
| Meaning | explore natural caves. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Synonym | spelunk | |
| Broader | explore | travel to or penetrate into |
| Spanish | explorar, hacer espeleología | |
| Nouns | cave | a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea |
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