Definition of cave

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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..

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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..
Caved :: Caved (imp. & p. p.) of Cav.
Hollow :: Hollow (a.) Depressed; concave; gaunt; sunken.
Carcavelhos :: Carcavelhos (n.) A sweet wine. See Calcavella.
Shroud :: Shroud (n.) A covered place used as a retreat or shelter, as a cave or den; also, a vault or crypt..
Antre :: Antre (n.) A cavern.
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..
Blindfish :: Blindfish (n.) A small fish (Amblyopsis spelaeus) destitute of eyes, found in the waters of the Mammoth Cave, in Kentucky. Related fishes from other caves take the same name..
Concave :: Concave (a.) Hollow; void of contents.
Condyle :: Condyle (n.) A bony prominence; particularly, an eminence at the end of a bone bearing a rounded articular surface; -- sometimes applied also to a concave articular surface..
Lunette :: Lunette (n.) A kind of watch crystal which is more than ordinarily flattened in the center; also, a species of convexoconcave lens for spectacles..
Caverned :: Caverned (a.) Living in a cavern.
Basin :: Basin (n.) A hollow vessel, of various forms and materials, used in the arts or manufactures, as that used by glass grinders for forming concave glasses, by hatters for molding a hat into shape, etc..
Depress :: Depress (a.) Having the middle lower than the border; concave.
Cup :: Cup (v. t.) To make concave or in the form of a cup; as, to cup the end of a screw..
Cavernous :: Cavernous (a.) Full of caverns; resembling a cavern or large cavity; hollow.
Ophthalmoscope :: Ophthalmoscope (n.) An instrument for viewing the interior of the eye, particularly the retina. Light is thrown into the eye by a mirror (usually concave) and the interior is then examined with or without the aid of a lens..
Trochilus :: Trochilus (n.) An annular molding whose section is concave, like the edge of a pulley; -- called also scotia..
Excave :: Excave (v. t.) To excavate.
Gullet :: Gullet (n.) A concave cut made in the teeth of some saw blades.
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