Cave
noun
A hollow place in the ground or inside a hill or a mountain, usually with an opening to the outside.
The explorers discovered a new cave in the mountains.
Often appears as...
- cave explorer
- cave entrance
verb
To make a hole or hollow place in something.
The miners caved the side of the hill;
Often appears as...
- cave in
- cave out
verb
To give in or submit under pressure.
He caved and agreed to the terms under intense lobbying.
Often appears as...
- cave to demand
- cave under pressure
Usage tips
Informal
Idiomatic
noun
Cave is a short name for a type of wine, specially in French language, where it means wine cellar.
They have a wide selection of wine at the cave.
Often appears as...
- cave wine
- wine cave
noun
A hollow place in the ground or inside a hill or a mountain, usually with an opening to the outside.
The explorers discovered a new cave in the mountains.
Often appears as...
- cave explorer
- cave entrance
verb
To make a hole or hollow place in something.
The miners caved the side of the hill;
Often appears as...
- cave in
- cave out
verb
To give in or submit under pressure.
He caved and agreed to the terms under intense lobbying.
Often appears as...
- cave to demand
- cave under pressure
Usage tips
Informal
Idiomatic
noun
Cave is a short name for a type of wine, specially in French language, where it means wine cellar.
They have a wide selection of wine at the cave.
Often appears as...
- cave wine
- wine cave
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Natural Setting
Use 'cave' when referring to natural underground spaces, not man-made ones.
The tour includes a visit to a natural cave with stunning stalactites.
Pro Tip 2/3Adventure Context
'Cave' can imply mystery and adventure, often used in stories about exploration.
The treasure map led us straight to a hidden cave.
Pro Tip 3/3Habitat or Shelter
'Cave' can refer to a shelter for animals or primitive humans.
Bears often use caves as shelters during the winter.
Pro Tip 1/3Natural Setting
Use 'cave' when referring to natural underground spaces, not man-made ones.
The tour includes a visit to a natural cave with stunning stalactites.
Pro Tip 2/3Adventure Context
'Cave' can imply mystery and adventure, often used in stories about exploration.
The treasure map led us straight to a hidden cave.
Pro Tip 3/3Habitat or Shelter
'Cave' can refer to a shelter for animals or primitive humans.
Bears often use caves as shelters during the winter.
Pro Tip 1/3Natural Setting
Use 'cave' when referring to natural underground spaces, not man-made ones.
The tour includes a visit to a natural cave with stunning stalactites.
Pro Tip 2/3Adventure Context
'Cave' can imply mystery and adventure, often used in stories about exploration.
The treasure map led us straight to a hidden cave.
Pro Tip 3/3Habitat or Shelter
'Cave' can refer to a shelter for animals or primitive humans.
Bears often use caves as shelters during the winter.
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What causes cavities? -...
and require removal all due to those sugar-loving bacteria. The more sugar our food contains, the more our teeth are put at risk. Those cavemen would hardly have indulged in sugary treats, however, so what caused their cavities? In meat-heavy diets, there would have been a low-risk of cavities developing
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My glacier cave...
And then with the help of our survey tools, we made a three-dimensional map of the cave on our way back out. So, how do you map a cave? Well, cave maps aren't like trail maps or road maps because they have pits and holes going to overlapping levels. To make a cave map, you have to set up survey stations
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What makes a hero? -...
What is the symbolic cave you fear to enter? Auditions for the school play? Baseball tryouts? Love? Watch for this formula in books, movies, and TV shows you come across. You will certainly see it again. But also be sensitive to it in your own life. Listen for your call to adventure.
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Plato’s Allegory of the...
developed in Plato's other dialogues, which holds that like the shadows on the wall, things in the physical world are flawed reflections of ideal forms, such as roundness, or beauty. In this way, the cave leads to many fundamental questions, including the origin of knowledge,
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The truth about bats -...
and bats all over the world are threatened by damage to the places that we call home, including mangrove swamps, old-growth forests, and, of course, bat caves. So even though I'm the hero of the story, I do need to be saved. And now that you know the true story about us bats,
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Heal your brain with...
who are undergoing treatment for severe burns which is widely considered the single most painful medical procedure patients place no world by wearing a virtual reality headset and using a joystick to navigate the frozen landscape exploring ice caves throwing
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Why are these 32 symbols...
that you hear the muffled footfall of skin boots on soft earth, or that you see the flickering of a torch around the next bend. When I'm in a cave, I often find myself wondering what drove these people to go so deep
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Explore cave paintings...
thousands of years before writing. They are a distinct visual language that imagines the world outside the self, just like modern art forms, from graffiti and painting to animated virtual-reality caves.
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Filming Inside a Cave...
this cave is an amazing cave to film in it's full of life i mean it's writhing with cockroaches it's not everybody's cup of tea you know but um you know there's snakes
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Exorcism In India PIPE...
the Exorcist must find it another home he knows of only one place a place where he can jail it for eternity the cave of spirits but first he has to get Mooney
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What causes cavities? -...
and require removal all due to those sugar-loving bacteria. The more sugar our food contains, the more our teeth are put at risk. Those cavemen would hardly have indulged in sugary treats, however, so what caused their cavities? In meat-heavy diets, there would have been a low-risk of cavities developing
Video examples
My glacier cave...
And then with the help of our survey tools, we made a three-dimensional map of the cave on our way back out. So, how do you map a cave? Well, cave maps aren't like trail maps or road maps because they have pits and holes going to overlapping levels. To make a cave map, you have to set up survey stations
Video examples
What makes a hero? -...
What is the symbolic cave you fear to enter? Auditions for the school play? Baseball tryouts? Love? Watch for this formula in books, movies, and TV shows you come across. You will certainly see it again. But also be sensitive to it in your own life. Listen for your call to adventure.
Video examples
Plato’s Allegory of the...
developed in Plato's other dialogues, which holds that like the shadows on the wall, things in the physical world are flawed reflections of ideal forms, such as roundness, or beauty. In this way, the cave leads to many fundamental questions, including the origin of knowledge,
Video examples
The truth about bats -...
and bats all over the world are threatened by damage to the places that we call home, including mangrove swamps, old-growth forests, and, of course, bat caves. So even though I'm the hero of the story, I do need to be saved. And now that you know the true story about us bats,
Video examples
Heal your brain with...
who are undergoing treatment for severe burns which is widely considered the single most painful medical procedure patients place no world by wearing a virtual reality headset and using a joystick to navigate the frozen landscape exploring ice caves throwing
Video examples
Why are these 32 symbols...
that you hear the muffled footfall of skin boots on soft earth, or that you see the flickering of a torch around the next bend. When I'm in a cave, I often find myself wondering what drove these people to go so deep
Video examples
Explore cave paintings...
thousands of years before writing. They are a distinct visual language that imagines the world outside the self, just like modern art forms, from graffiti and painting to animated virtual-reality caves.
Video examples
Filming Inside a Cave...
this cave is an amazing cave to film in it's full of life i mean it's writhing with cockroaches it's not everybody's cup of tea you know but um you know there's snakes
Video examples
Exorcism In India PIPE...
the Exorcist must find it another home he knows of only one place a place where he can jail it for eternity the cave of spirits but first he has to get Mooney
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Quote examples
Mark Burnett
American Businessman
Whether it is the cavemen in the caves thousands of years ago, Shakespeare plays, television, movies and books, stories and characters take us on a journey. All I do is tell those stories without scripts and without actors.
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Marlee Matlin
American Actress
How many deaf people do you know in real life? Unless they live in a cave, or are 14, which seems to be true for most people in this business, what could I possibly tell them that they don't already know?
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Sondra Locke
American Actress
Since everything in my life collapsed in '89, I was just determined that I wouldn't cave in. I wouldn't just go away or become a basket case. I knew the value of me as a person.
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Prashant Bhushan
Indian Lawyer
You cannot cave in saying something that is against your conscience and belief. That self-righteous ego is a must for any self-respecting, truth-loving person.
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Adam F. Goldberg
American Producer
I ended up going to NYU for film school - close to Pennsylvania - but we talked about what if I went to UCLA or USC, and my mom's whole world was caving in.
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James Arthur
British Musician
It can feel like your whole world is caving in on you, and if you don't speak about it, it gets worse. You have to talk about your problems.
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Richard Gere
American Actor
I'm not that tough; I'm not that smart. I need life telling me who I am, showing me my mind constantly. I wouldn't see it in a cave.
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Anushka Sharma
Indian Actress
I can never be in the same place for too long. It feels like the world is caving in.
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Terrell Owens
American Athlete
A lot of people have to deal with the feeling that their worlds are caving in.
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Jean-Michel Basquiat
American Artist
Medicine men live in caves.
Quote examples
Mark Burnett
American Businessman
Whether it is the cavemen in the caves thousands of years ago, Shakespeare plays, television, movies and books, stories and characters take us on a journey. All I do is tell those stories without scripts and without actors.
Quote examples
Marlee Matlin
American Actress
How many deaf people do you know in real life? Unless they live in a cave, or are 14, which seems to be true for most people in this business, what could I possibly tell them that they don't already know?
Quote examples
Sondra Locke
American Actress
Since everything in my life collapsed in '89, I was just determined that I wouldn't cave in. I wouldn't just go away or become a basket case. I knew the value of me as a person.
Quote examples
Prashant Bhushan
Indian Lawyer
You cannot cave in saying something that is against your conscience and belief. That self-righteous ego is a must for any self-respecting, truth-loving person.
Quote examples
Adam F. Goldberg
American Producer
I ended up going to NYU for film school - close to Pennsylvania - but we talked about what if I went to UCLA or USC, and my mom's whole world was caving in.
Quote examples
James Arthur
British Musician
It can feel like your whole world is caving in on you, and if you don't speak about it, it gets worse. You have to talk about your problems.
Quote examples
Richard Gere
American Actor
I'm not that tough; I'm not that smart. I need life telling me who I am, showing me my mind constantly. I wouldn't see it in a cave.
Quote examples
Anushka Sharma
Indian Actress
I can never be in the same place for too long. It feels like the world is caving in.
Quote examples
Terrell Owens
American Athlete
A lot of people have to deal with the feeling that their worlds are caving in.
Quote examples
Jean-Michel Basquiat
American Artist
Medicine men live in caves.
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