CAVE
\kˈe͡ɪv], \kˈeɪv], \k_ˈeɪ_v]\
Definitions of CAVE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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A hollow place in the earth, either natural or artificial; a subterraneous cavity; a cavern; a den.
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Any hollow place, or part; a cavity.
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To make hollow; to scoop out.
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To dwell in a cave.
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To fall in or down; as, the sand bank caved. Hence (Slang), to retreat from a position; to give way; to yield in a disputed matter.
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A coalition or group of seceders from a political party, as from the Liberal party in England in 1866. See Adullam, Cave of, in the Dictionary of Noted Names in Fiction.
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A hollow place in the earth, either natural or artificial; a subterraneous cavity; a cavern; a den.
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Any hollow place, or part; a cavity.
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To make hollow; to scoop out.
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To dwell in a cave.
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To fall in or down; as, the sand bank caved. Hence (Slang), to retreat from a position; to give way; to yield in a disputed matter.
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A coalition or group of seceders from a political party, as from the Liberal party in England in 1866. See Adullam, of, in the Dictionary of Noted Names in Fiction.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By James Champlin Fernald