Definition of cave

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Cave (n.) To make hollow; to scoop out.

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Hollow :: Hollow (n.) A cavity, natural or artificial; an unfilled space within anything; a hole, a cavern; an excavation; as the hollow of the hand or of a tree..
Blowhole :: Blowhole (n.) A cavern in a cliff, at the water level, opening to the air at its farther extremity, so that the waters rush in with each surge and rise in a lofty jet from the extremity..
Procoelia :: Procoelia (n. pl.) A division of Crocodilia, including the true crocodiles and alligators, in which the dorsal vertebrae are concave in front..
Troglodyte :: Troglodyte (n.) One of any savage race that dwells in caves, instead of constructing dwellings; a cave dweller. Most of the primitive races of man were troglodytes..
Mouth :: Mouth (n.) The opening or entrance of any cavity, as a cave, pit, well, or den..
Calcavella :: Calcavella (n.) A sweet wine from Portugal; -- so called from the district of Carcavelhos.
Grotto :: Grotto (n.) A natural covered opening in the earth; a cave; also, an artificial recess, cave, or cavernlike apartment..
Cave :: Cave (v. i.) 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..
Talon :: Talon (n.) A kind of molding, concave at the bottom and convex at the top; -- usually called an ogee..
Hypotrochoid :: Hypotrochoid (n.) A curve, traced by a point in the radius, or radius produced, of a circle which rolls upon the concave side of a fixed circle. See Hypocycloid, Epicycloid, and Trochoid..
Caveat :: Caveat (n.) Intimation of caution; warning; protest.
Deep :: Deep (superl.) Extending far back from the front or outer part; of great horizontal dimension (measured backward from the front or nearer part, mouth, etc.); as, a deep cave or recess or wound; a gallery ten seats deep; a company of soldiers six files deep..
Caveating :: Caveating (n.) Shifting the sword from one side of an adversary's sword to the other.
Caverned :: Caverned (a.) Containing caverns.
Meniscus :: Meniscus (n.) A lens convex on one side and concave on the other.
Effloresce :: Effloresce (v. i.) To become covered with a whitish crust or light crystallization, from a slow chemical change between some of the ingredients of the matter covered and an acid proceeding commonly from an external source; as, the walls of limestone caverns sometimes effloresce with nitrate of calcium in consequence of the action in consequence of nitric acid formed in the atmosphere..
Engrailed :: Engrailed (a.) Indented with small concave curves, as the edge of a bordure, bend, or the like..
Cove :: Cove (n.) A member, whose section is a concave curve, used especially with regard to an inner roof or ceiling, as around a skylight..
Caved :: Caved (imp. & p. p.) of Cav.
Depressed :: Depressed (a.) Concave on the upper side; -- said of a leaf whose disk is lower than the border.
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