cave

  • 61Cave — /keɪv/ (say kayv) noun Nick (Nicholas Edward Cave), born 1957, Australian rock singer, songwriter and author; associated with several groups, notably the Bad Seeds. Nick Cave was born in Warracknabeal, Victoria, and while still at school formed… …

  • 62cave — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a large hollow in the side of a cliff, hill, etc., or underground. 2 Brit. hist. a dissident political group. v.intr. explore caves, esp. interconnecting or underground. Phrases and idioms: cave bear an extinct kind of large bear …

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  • 63CAVE — adj. des deux genres Creux. Des joues caves. OEil cave.   En termes d Anat., Veine cave, Chacune des deux grosses veines qui aboutissent à l oreillette droite du coeur, et qui se dirigent en sens inverse : l une est appelée Veine cave supérieure… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • 64Cave — Das lateinische Wort Cave bedeutet so viel wie Hüte Dich! Belegt sind Phrasen wie: cave canem Warnung vor dem Hund! cave mulierem Hüte dich vor der Frau! [1] cave ignoscas Beachte nicht zu vergeben! [2] Cave wird im medizinischen Sprachgebrauch… …

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  • 65cave — There are two English words cave which, despite their apparent similarity, are probably unrelated. The earlier, ‘underground chamber’ [13], comes via Old French cave from Latin cavea, a nominal use of the adjective cavus ‘hollow’ (source also of… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 66cave — I UK [keɪv] / US noun [countable] Word forms cave : singular cave plural caves ** a large hole in the side of a hill or under the ground II UK [keɪv] / US verb Word forms cave : present tense I/you/we/they cave he/she/it caves present participle… …

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  • 67cave — There are two English words cave which, despite their apparent similarity, are probably unrelated. The earlier, ‘underground chamber’ [13], comes via Old French cave from Latin cavea, a nominal use of the adjective cavus ‘hollow’ (source also of… …

    Word origins

  • 68Cave-in — This article is about a geology phenomenon. For the rock band, see Cave In .A cave in is a collapse of a geologic formation, mine or structure which typically occurs during mining or tunneling. Geologic structures prone to cave ins include alvar …

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  • 69cave — n. 1) to explore a cave 2) a deep cave * * * [keɪ viː] a deep cave to explore a cave …

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  • 70cave — 1 noun (C) a large natural hole in the side of a cliff or hill, or under the ground 2 verb cave in phrasal verb (I) 1 if the top or sides of something cave in, they fall down or inwards (+ on): The roof of the tunnel just caved in on us. 2 (I) to …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English