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Oxford 5000 vocabulary |B1| cave /keɪv/ noun [countable]
cave verb
غار
کاو، مقعر، مجوف کردن، در غار جادادن، حفر کردن، فرو ریختن، معماری: شکفت، زیست شناسی: غار، علوم نظامی: زاغه مهمات
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Synonyms & Related Words cave[noun]Synonyms: hollow, cavern, cavity, den, grotto
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English Dictionary I. cave1 /keɪv/
noun [countable][
Date: 1200-1300;
Language: Old French;
Origin: Latin cava, from cavus 'hollow']
a large natural hole in the side of a cliff or hill, or under the ground ⇒
caving:
the entrance to a cave [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
II. cave2 verb[
Date: 1700-1800;
Origin: Probably from calve 'to cave in' (18-19 centuries), perhaps from Flemish inkalven; influenced by ⇒ cave1]
cave in phrasal verb1. if the top or sides of something cave in, they fall down or inwards
cave in on The roof of the tunnel caved in on them.2. to finally stop opposing something, especially because someone has persuaded or threatened you
cave in to The chairman is expected to cave in to pressure from shareholders. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
Collocations cave noun ADJ. deep, large | shallow, small | dark | damp, dank | rocky, mountain, underground We explored the rocky caves along the beach.
crystal, limestone VERB + CAVE explore CAVE + VERB collapse a collapsed limestone cave CAVE + NOUN ceiling, entrance, floor, mouth, roof, wall | system | art, drawing, painting | dweller PREP. in a/the ~ We took shelter in a dark, dank cave. PHRASES the ceiling/floor/roof/wall of a cave, the entrance to/mouth of a cave [TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲