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Definition: Cave |
CaveNoun1. An underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea. Verb1. Hollow out as if making a cave or opening; "The river was caving the banks". 2. Explore natural caves. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "cave" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references) |
Etymology: Cave \Cave\ (k[=a]v), noun. [French cave, Latin cavus hollow, whence cavea cavity. Compare to Cage.]. (references) |
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Bible | Cave There are numerous natural caves among the limestone rocks of Syria, many of which have been artificially enlarged for various purposes. The first notice of a cave occurs in the history of Lot (Gen. 19:30). The next we read of is the cave of Machpelah (q.v.), which Abraham purchased from the sons of Heth (Gen. 25:9, 10). It was the burying-place of Sarah and of Abraham himself, also of Isaac, Rebekah, Leah, and Jacob (Gen. 49:31; 50:13). The cave of Makkedah, into which the five Amorite kings retired after their defeat by Joshua (10:16, 27). The cave of Adullam (q.v.), an immense natural cavern, where David hid himself from Saul (1 Sam. 22:1, 2). The cave of Engedi (q.v.), now called 'Ain Jidy, i.e., the "Fountain of the Kid", where David cut off the skirt of Saul's robe (24:4). Here he also found a shelter for himself and his followers to the number of 600 (23:29; 24:1). "On all sides the country is full of caverns which might serve as lurking-places for David and his men, as they do for outlaws at the present day." The cave in which Obadiah hid the prophets (1 Kings 18:4) was probably in the north, but it cannot be identified. The cave of Elijah (1 Kings 19:9), and the "cleft" of Moses on Horeb (Ex. 33:22), cannot be determined. In the time of Gideon the Israelites took refuge from the Midianites in dens and caves, such as abounded in the mountain regions of Manasseh (Judg. 6:2). Caves were frequently used as dwelling-places (Num. 24:21; Cant. 2:14; Jer. 49:16; Obad. 1:3). "The excavations at Deir Dubban, on the south side of the wady leading to Santa Hanneh, are probably the dwellings of the Horites," the ancient inhabitants of Idumea Proper. The pits or cavities in rocks were also sometimes used as prisons (Isa. 24:22; 51:14; Zech. 9:11). Those which had niches in their sides were occupied as burying-places (Ezek. 32:23; John 11:38). Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary. |
Geography | Cleft or cavity in the base of a sea cliff, excavated where wave action has enlarged natural lines of weakness in easily weathered rock; it is usually at sea level and affected by the tides. Source: European Union. (references) |
Geological | A natural opening in the ground extending beyond the zone of light and large enough to permit the entry of an average human. (references) |
Mining | A. Fragmented rock materials, derived from the sidewalls of a borehole, that obstruct the hole or hinder drilling progress. b. To allow a mine roof to fall without retarding supports or waste packs. c. A falling in of the roof strata, sometimes extending to the surface and causing a depression therein. Also called cave-in. d. The partial or complete failure of borehole sidewalls or mine workings e. Collapse of an unstable bank f. A natural cavity, recess, chamber, or series of chambers and galleries beneath the surface of the Earth, within a mountain, a ledge or rocks, etc.; sometimes a similar cavity artificially excavated.See also:cavity. (references) |
Nuclear Energy & Physics | A heavily shielded enclosure for highly radioactive materials. It may be used for their handling or processing by remote means or for their storage. Source: European Union. (references) |
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The Mexican Cave Tetra (Astyanax mexicanus) is a small fish that is reasonably popular among aquarists, particularly the variant that, in its wild state, lives in deep caves and has lost the power of sight and even its eyes. The fish can still find its way around by means of its centreline, which is highly sensitive to fluctuating water pressure. Apart from the unusual feature of its blindness, it is not considered an attractive fish - it is devoid of distinctive colouring and therefore appears as uniformly pale pink.The two varieties (with and without eyes) are still closely related and can interbreed. They are grouped with other tetras in the characin family, Characidae.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Astyanax mexicanus."
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A cave is an airfilled underground void, large enough to be examined in some way by man and formed by nature.
This is not the only definition of a cave, but definitely the most commonly used one. It is not precisely the way the term cave is used in common language. Especially it excludes all man made "caves" which are better called subterranea. Also mines are not caves.
Caves are formed naturally by geologic processes. There are hundreds of ways how caves can be formed, which are typically a combination of chemical processes, tectonic forces and atmospheric influences. The most common process of cave formation is karstification, which is the solution of rocks by rain water. First there are caves formed together with the surrounding rock, like lava tubes and blister caves. They are called primary caves. Then there are secondary caves, which are formed inside the rock by a process which removes material. Those processes are solution and erosion. Erosion is a mechanical form of weathering which is caused by running water, a cave river which works on its bed deepening it or waves (on coasts). This process is not depending very much on the type of rock.
Solutional caves form anywhere with rock which is soluble, and are most prevalent in limestone, but can also form in other material, including chalk, dolomite, marble, loess, ice, granite, salt, lava, sandstone, and gypsum.
Cave formation in limestone occurs because limestone dissolves under the action of rainwater and groundwater charged with CO2 and naturally occurring organic acids. The dissolution process produces a distinctive landform known as karst and characterized by sinkholes, sinking streams, and underground drainage. Limestone solution is the single most important process forming caves and the origin of probably 80% of all caves on Earth. The main reason for the overwhelming number of karst caves is the fact that much of the surface is built of limestone, but also the slowness of the soltution process. If it was faster, the life span of limestone caves would be much shorter and their number much lower.
Limestone caves are often adorned with calcium carbonate formations produced through slow precipitation, including the most common and well-known stalactites and stalagmites. This secondary mineral depostits in caves are called speleothems. Although calcite and aragonite speleothems are most common, there are virtually hundreds of different speleothems known. The world's most spectacularly decorated cave is generally regarded to be Lechuguilla Cave (New Mexico, USA).
Lava tube cave at Craters of the Moon
Larger imageCaves can also form through the abrasive action of rivers, the wind or sea. Sea caves are very common at all coasts of the world, but as they are restricted to the zone where waves work on the rocks of the coast they are rather small. There are also some special cases; glacier caves occur in and under glaciers, formed by melting. They are also influenced by the very slow flow of the ice which tends to close the caves again.
Lava tubes are formed through volcanic activity. They are the most common primary caves. Lava flows downhill and the surface cools down and becomes hard. The lava now flows inside its crust, until the eruption ends. The liquid lava inside the crust flows out and leaves a hollow tube. The most important lava tubes are found on Hawaii (Big Island). Kazumura Cave near Hilo is the longest and deepest lava tube of the world and also the eighth longest cave of the United States.
Caves can reach considerable dimensions. Of the cave systems that have been discovered so far, the most extensive is Mammoth Cave (Kentucky, USA; 560km of passage). The deepest cave changes rather often, as every year new cave branches are discovered all over the world. The deepest caves of the last years are Voronya Cave (Abkhazia, Georgia) and Lamprechtsofen (Austria). The current (2003) number one is Gouffre Mirolda (Haute Savoie, France) with a height difference of 1,733m between the highest and lowest entrances. The largest individual cave room found is the Sarawak Chamber (Borneo, Malaysia; area 700m by 300m, height 70m) - big enough to accommodate 40 Boeing 747s or to fly a light aircraft through.
Caving and spelunking are a popular activities in several countries. But there are numerous restrictions which should be considered. In the United States, since most land in the eastern U.S. is privately held, permission must be obtained from the landowner to look for caves. In the western U.S., a permit for publicly owned lands may be required. Other countries have laws which generally prohibit the visit of caves, other allow it only in the company of local cavers. Some caves are closed completely for certain reasons. But even in accessible caves many laws apply in order to protect them.
Despite the legal matters, caves are generally very fragile and any visit harms the cave. Cavers developed their own ethics and even the casual cave visitor should obey the most important ones: do not destroy anything, do not leave anything, do not take away anything.
See also: Quarries, Mines, list of caves, Cave painting
The outside world viewed from a cave
External links
- NSS Geo2 Committee on Long and Deep Caves A website with numerous pages on cave world records, e.g. longest and deepest caves. Compiled by Bob Gulden.
- Classification of Caves Very detailed list of cave types with links to further information
- The Virtual Cave A site with exceptional photography by Dave Bunnell, the editor of the NSS News. Make a virtual caving trip!
In addition to the usual meaning of the term there are three locations in the United States with this name. They are in Stevens County, Kansas, Lincoln County, Missouri and Pendleton County, West Virginia.
Caves is also the name of a commune in the Aude département, in France
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Cave."
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Cave is a town located in Lincoln County, Missouri. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 7.Geography
Cave is located at 39°1'23" North, 91°3'32" West (39.022986, -91.058936)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.6 km² (1.0 mi²). 2.6 km² (1.0 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 7 people, 4 households, and 2 families residing in the town. The population density is 2.7/km² (7.1/mi²). There are 5 housing units at an average density of 2.0/km² (5.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 100.00% White, 0.00% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 0.00% from two or more races. 0.00% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 4 households out of which 25.0% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 25.0% are married couples living together, 25.0% have a female householder with no husband present, and 50.0% are non-families. 50.0% of all households are made up of individuals and 0.0% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 1.75 and the average family size is 2.50. In the town the population is spread out with 28.6% under the age of 18, 0.0% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 42.9% from 45 to 64, and 0.0% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 34 years. For every 100 females there are 75.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 66.7 males. The median income for a household in the town is $41,250, and the median income for a family is $41,250. Males have a median income of $0 versus $13,750 for females. The per capita income for the town is $8,120. 0.0% of the population and 0.0% of families are below the poverty line.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Cave, Missouri."
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
CAVE | English | Consolidated Aquanauts Vital Equipment | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
Synonyms: CaveSynonyms: spelunk (v), undermine (v). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Abode | Nest, nidus, snuggery; arbor, bower; lair, den, cave, hole, hiding place, cell, sanctum sanctorum, aerie, eyrie, eyry, rookery, hive; covert, resort, retreat, perch, roost; nidification; kala jagah. |
Concavity | Valley, vale, dale, dell, dingle, combe, bottom, slade, strath, glade, grove, glen, cave, cavern, cove; grot, grotto; alcove, cul-de-sac; gully; arch; (curve); bay; (of the sea). |
Verb: be concave; Adjective: retire, cave in. | |
Dejection | Prostration of soul; broken heart; despair; cave of despair, cave of Trophonius |
Discontent | Cave of Adullam, indignation meeting, "winter of our discontent"; "with what I most enjoy contented least". |
Hopelessness | Airy hopes forlorn hope; gone case, dead duck, gone coon; goner; bad job, bad business; enfant perdu; gloomy horizon, black spots in the horizon; slough of Despond, cave of Despair; immedicabile vulnus. |
Interiority | Contents; substance, pith, marrow; backbone; (center); heart, bosom, breast; abdomen; vitals, viscera, entrails, bowels, belly, intestines, guts, chitterings, womb, lap; penetralia, recesses, innermost recesses; cave; (concavity). |
Receptacle | Compartment; cell, cellule; follicle; hole, corner, niche, recess, nook; crypt, stall, pigeonhole, cove, oriel; cave; (concavity). |
Relinquishment | Noun: relinquishment, abandonment; desertion, defection, secession, withdrawal; cave of Adullam; nolle prosequi. |
Shortcoming | Break down, stick in the mud, collapse, flat out, come to nothing; fall through, fall to the ground; cave in, end in smoke, miss the mark, fail; lose ground; miss stays. |
Submission | Surrender, surrender at discretion; cede, capitulate, come to terms, retreat, beat a retreat; draw in one's horns; (humility); give way, give round, give in, give up; cave in; suffer judgment by default; bend, bend to one's yoke, bend before the storm; reel back; bend down, knuckle down, knuckle to, knuckle under; knock under. |
Taciturnity | Phrase: cave quid dicis quando et cui; volto sciolto i pensieri stretti. |
Wind | Eolus, Boreas, Zephyr, cave of Eolus. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
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Screenplays | But it helps me remember and I need to remember Sometimes there's so much beauty in the world I feel like I can't take it, like my heart's going to cave in. (American Beauty; writing credit: Alan Ball) They have a cave troll (The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring; writing credit: Frances Walsh) Follow. But! Follow only if ye be men of valour, for the entrance to this cave is guarded by a creature so foul, so cruel that no man yet has fought with it and lived (Monty Python and the Holy Grail; writing credit: Graham Chapman; John Cleese) I'm not homelessI live in a cave. (The Caveman's Valentine; writing credit: George Dawes Green) The only ghost in this cave, will be this boy here (Peter Pan and the Pirates; writing credit: Gregory Bernstein; Sara Bernstein) | |
Lyrics | It's a cave (Why They Call It Fallin; performing artist: Lee Ann Womack) I’m the bat and you’re the cave (Brand New Day; performing artist: Sting) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Un cave (1971) They Found a Cave (1962) Beauty and the Cave (1961) Le Cave se rebiffe (1961) Beast from Haunted Cave (1959) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Cave Rock overlook at Lake Tahoe White 1 and 1/2 ton truck Astro party of C.V. Hodgson. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |  | Observing gravity inside the cave at Station Jaggar Party of E. J. Brown. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |
 | Sir Raymond Priestly after spending nine months in a snow cave at Terra Nova Bay in Victoria Land, Antarctica. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth. |  | A mass of ice crystals at the end of the cave. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth. |
 | Spelunking cave diver towed by Phantom ROV. Credit: National Undersea Research Program (NURP). |  | PHANTOM 300 guided by diver records a stalagmite in a cave in the Bahamas. Credit: National Undersea Research Program (NURP). |
 | ARS hydrologist Doug Boyer (right) and aide Derek Hall collect water samples from a stream in a West Virginia limestone cave. The calcite formation in the background is The Haystack in McClung's Cave. P. Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Scott Bauer.. |  | A cave on Arizona's public lands. Credit: Unknown. |
 | A hiker wades the creek along beautifully banded walls near Painted Cave Canyon. Credit: Christine Maxa. |  | Jewel Cave National Monument. Credit: NPS. |
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| "Cave on beach" by Emma McCreary Commentary: "Looking out of a cave on the Oregon Coast near Bandon." | "Taittinger cave" by Heidi M Commentary: "Taittinger Cave." |
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H.g. Wells | Mankind which began in a cave and behind a windbreak will end in the disease-soaked ruins of a slum. |
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Three Voices | Carroll, Lewis | He a bewildered answer gave, Drowned in the sullen moaning wave, Lost in the echoes of the cave. |
Life, the Universe and Everything | Douglas Adams | The air was clear and scented, the breeze flitted lightly through the tall grass around his cave, the birds were chirruping at each other, the butterflies were flitting about prettily, and the whole of nature seemed to be conspiring to be as pleasant as it possibly could |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | The sky is but the mouth of a cave. |
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Joyce, James | He waited still at the threshold as at the entrance to some dark cave. |
Grapes of Wrath | Steinbeck, John | The black span was a cave before them |
Gulliver's Travels | Swift, Jonathan | I took out my small provisions, and after having refreshed myself, I secured the remainder in a cave, whereof there were great numbers |
Walden | Thoreau, Henry David | The whole cut impressed me as if it were a cave with its stalactites laid open to the light |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | People cannot get rabies just from seeing a bat in an attic, in a cave, or at a distance. (references) | |
Both of the men infected in 1980 in western Kenya had traveled extensively, including making a visit to a cave, in that region. (references) | ||
The cave was investigated by placing sentinels animals inside to see if they would become infected, and by taking samples from numerous animals and arthropods trapped during the investigation. (references) | ||
Travel | Chad | It offers opportunities for rock climbing and cave exploration. (references) |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | ABRACADABRA. By Abracadabra we signify An infinite number of things. 'Tis the answer to What? and How? and Why? And Whence? and Whither? -- a word whereby The Truth (with the comfort it brings) Is open to all who grope in night, Crying for Wisdom's holy light. Whether the word is a verb or a noun Is knowledge beyond my reach. I only know that 'tis handed down. From sage to sage, From age to age -- An immortal part of speech! Of an ancient man the tale is told That he lived to be ten centuries old, In a cave on a mountain side. (True, he finally died.) The fame of his wisdom filled the land, For his head was bald, and you'll understand His beard was long and white And his eyes uncommonly bright. Philosophers gathered from far and near To sit at his feat and hear and hear, Though he never was heard To utter a word But "Abracadabra, abracadab, Abracada, abracad, Abraca, abrac, abra, ab!" 'Twas all he had, 'Twas all they wanted to hear, and each Made copious notes of the mystical speech, Which they published next -- A trickle of text In the meadow of commentary. Mighty big books were these, In a number, as leaves of trees; In learning, remarkably -- very! He's dead, As I said, And the books of the sages have perished, But his wisdom is sacredly cherished. In Abracadabra it solemnly rings, Like an ancient bell that forever swings. O, I love to hear That word make clear Humanity's General Sense of Things. Jamrach Holobom |
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Rush Limbaugh | Al-Qaeda isn't looking like such a good career choice, with more than one-third of their top guys arrested or having assumed cave temperature since they started this war against us. |
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| "Cave" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 83.27% of the time. "Cave" is used about 1,027 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 83.27% | 855 | 8,259 |
| Noun (proper) | 11.77% | 121 | 29,211 |
| Lexical Verb (infinitive) | 2.53% | 26 | 68,323 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 1.95% | 20 | 78,262 |
| Noun (common) | 0.49% | 5 | 157,705 |
| Total | 100.00% | 1,027 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "cave" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Cave | Last name | 4,000 | 3,331 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
| The following table summarizes names derived from the word "cave". | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Meaning |
| Mearah | N/A | Biblical | Cave |
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1. Cave, MO (town, FIPS 12079) |
Expressions using "cave": bee Cave ♦ bone Cave ♦ cave art ♦ cave bat ♦ cave bear ♦ cave City ♦ cave Creek ♦ cave dweller ♦ cave explorer ♦ Cave hyena ♦ cave in ♦ cave In Rock ♦ cave in the earth ♦ cave Junction ♦ Cave lion ♦ cave man ♦ cave myotis ♦ cave of Adullam ♦ cave of despair ♦ cave of Eolus ♦ cave painting ♦ cave quid dicis quando et cui ♦ cave Spring ♦ cave Springs ♦ Horse Cave ♦ hot cave ♦ Howes Cave ♦ keep cave ♦ Mammoth Cave Nat ♦ mammoth Cave National Park ♦ marine cave ♦ Marvel Cave Park ♦ Meckel's cave ♦ Rock Cave ♦ sea cave ♦ To cave in ♦ Weyers Cave ♦ Wind Cave National Park. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "cave": cave-bound, Cave-brasil, cave-cities, cave-divers, cave-diving, cave-dwellers, cave-dwelling, cave-exploring, cave-floor, cave-in, Cave-In-Rock, cave-ins, cave-like, cave-man, cave-mouth, cave-mouths, cave-paintings, cave-wife, cave-woman. | |
Ending with "cave": aladdin's-cave, birth-cave, burial-cave, dry-cave, eye-cave, ice-cave, sea-cave, womb-cave. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
cave | 4,446 | jenolan cave | 100 |
mammoth cave | 1,441 | cave junction oregon | 91 |
nick cave | 644 | cave penns | 88 |
cave kevs | 292 | cave fort stanton | 88 |
clan of the cave bear | 280 | carter cave | 86 |
ice cave | 224 | cave city kentucky | 83 |
mammoth cave national park | 216 | cave mound | 79 |
the crystal cave | 213 | the cave | 77 |
wind cave | 197 | cave art | 76 |
cave in | 190 | nick cave and the bad seed | 73 |
oregon cave | 161 | cave sea | 73 |
old man cave | 160 | author bear cave clan | 71 |
cave run lake | 149 | cave city | 69 |
cave creek az | 123 | cave of missouri | 69 |
mammoth cave kentucky | 119 | cave robber | 68 |
allegory of the cave | 118 | mamoth cave | 68 |
cave city ky | 116 | cave elloras | 65 |
cave painting | 114 | sea lion cave | 62 |
mammoth cave ky | 108 | timpanogos cave | 61 |
bryan cave | 105 | cave of kentucky | 58 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "cave"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Afrikaans | grot (cavern, den, grotto). (various references) | |
Albanian | uxhë (cavern), shpellë (cavern, grotto), hap (anatomize, detect, dig, disclose, display, dissect, distribute, drive, expand, footstep, inaugurate, move, open, open up, pace, peg, pitch, remove, roll out, spread, start, step, stretch, strew, turn down, turn on, unblock, unbolt, unbosom, uncap, unclasp, unclench, unclose, uncork, uncover, undo, undraw, unfurl, unhook, unlatch, unlock, unreel, unseal, unshutter, unwrap, walk), guvë, gufë (grotto), gropë (cavity, dint, dugout, excavation, hole, hollow, pocket, sink, socket, sump, trough), gërryej (be corroded, be eroded, chew, corrode, dredge, erode, gouge, hollow out, honeycomb, rasp, scoop out, scuff, tear, tear to pieces), gërmoj (break ground, dig, dig out, dig up, excavate, grub, hollow out, Mold, mole, mould, pick, poke about, rout), eksploroj shpellat. (various references) | |
Arabic | كهف (cavern, grotto), مغارة (cavern), سقط (bring down, come off, dip, dive, down, drop, drop out, failed, fall, go by the board, settle, skip, spill, sprawl, squirt, topple, trip, tumble), جوف (abdomen, belly, depth, rebore, scoop, shovel), إنهار (break down, collapse, come down, crack, crash, crock, crumple, drop, fall, fall in, founder, go under, perish, plummet, ruin, run down, sink, slough, slump, tumble, tumble down), إنسحاب (drop out, recession, retraction, retreat, retreating, secession, withdrawal), إستسلم (capitulate, give in, give up, give way to, hands up, lay down, resign, submit, succumb, surrender, throw in one's hand). (various references) | |
Aymara | tï. (various references) | |
Basque | haitzulo. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | фракция (faction, fraction, group, grouping), пещерен (spelaean), пещера (cavern, cove, hollow, lair), изследвам пещери, дълбая (carve, chamber, chip, corrode, delve, excavate, hollow, wear away). (various references) | |
Chinese | 洞 (hole, to reach, when). (various references) | |
Czech | sluj (cavern, grotto), provádìt výzkum jeskyò, jeskynì (cavern, grotto), jeskyně. (various references) | |
Danish | cave (beware), hule ved havet (marine cave, sea cave, sea chasm), hot cell (fuel process cell, hot cave, hot cell, shielded cell), grotte (grotto), afskaermningscelle (fuel process cell, hot cave, hot cell, shielded cell), afskærmet rum. (various references) | |
Dutch | grot (cavern, den, grotto). (various references) | |
Esperanto | kavo (cavity), kaverno (cavern, den), groto (grotto). (various references) | |
Faeroese | kulla (cavity, hole), hola (cabin, cavern, cavity, den, hut, shack), hol (aperture, cavity, hole, opening), helli (grotto). (various references) | |
Farsi | فروریختن (Breakdown, Collapse, Crumble, Disintegrate, Fall), مقعر (Concave, Dished), مجوف کردن , مجوف (Leer, Tubular), کاو (Concave), حفرکردن (Excavate, Grave, Gull), غار (Cavern, Crypt, Den, Grotto, Vault), درغارجادادن . (various references) | |
Finnish | luola (den, grotto, hole, lair). (various references) | |
French | grotte (cavern), creux (cavity), caverne (cavern, cavity). (various references) | |
Frisian | dobbe (cavity, ditch, hole, pit). (various references) | |
German | höhle (antrum, burrow, cavern, cavity, den, grotto, hole, hollow, hovel, lair, pothole, socket). (various references) | |
Greek | σπηλιά (grotto). (various references) | |
Hebrew | מערה (cavern, den, grotto), מאורה (den, hole, lair, sink). (various references) | |
Hungarian | barlang (cavern, cove, delve, den, grot, grotto, grottoes). (various references) | |
Icelandic | hrynja (cave in). (various references) | |
Indonesian | gua (den, grotto), gohong (hole). (various references) | |
Italian | grotta (cavern, grotto), caverna (cavern). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 空洞 (cavity, hollow), 洞窟, 洞穴. (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | がんくつ (bend forward, cavern), くうどう (cavity, hollow), どうくつ, どうけつ (being buried in the same grave, den, grotto), ほらあな (den, grotto), ほら (boast, brag, den, grotto), いわむろ, よこあな (tunnel). (various references) | |
Korean | 굴 (Caved, Den, Oyster). (various references) | |
Manx | ooig (antar, cavern, den, grotto, hotbed, pit, stope), oghe (oven). (various references) | |
Maori | ana. (various references) | |
Maya | aaktun. (various references) | |
Mohawk | yonontakàronte. (various references) | |
Norwegian | grotte (cavern, den, grotto). (various references) | |
Occitan | cauna, balma. (various references) | |
Papago | cheho. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | avecay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | caverna (antre, delve, den, grotto, haunt, hollow, lair), furna (grotto). (various references) | |
Romanian | cavitate (cavity, delve, dimple, hole, hollow, hollowness, recess, socket), cavernã (cavern, cavity, hollow), turti (flatten, Pat, press), strica forma, scobi (dig, groove, gutter, hew out, hole, hollow, Peck, pick, recess), sãpa (burrow, cut, delve, dig, drive, engraft, engrave, excavate, grave, hoe, hole, hollow, inscribe, lift, mine, pick, sink, spud, trench, undermine), pivniţã (cellar, vault), peşterã (cavern, grotto), hrubã, grotã (cavern, den, grot, grotto), gaurã (aperture, burrow, cavity, den, earth, eyelet, gap, hole, hollow, loop, opening, orifice, pink, vent), depresiune (basin, blues, bottom, cavity, dejection, delve, depression, despondency, draw, hollow, melancholia, notch, pan, sag, scoop). (various references) | |
Russian | пещера (cavern, grotto, hollow). (various references) | |
Scottish | uamh (cavern, den), uaimh (a cave, den), garadh (den). (various references) | |
Sepedi | legaga. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | pećina (cove, grotto), jama (den, lair, pit, pothole), izdubiti (chisel, dig, gouge, hollow out, sink), duplja (cavity, pit). (various references) | |
Shona | bako. (various references) | |
Spanish | cueva (cavern, cellar, den, grotto, nest, pothole), hueco (airy-fairy, alcove, cavity, chimerical, concave, conceited, empty, fantastic, frivolous, gap, hole, hollow, of fantasy, pocket, recess, vain, void, well), caverna (catacomb, cavern), bache (air hole, air pocket, bump, cavity, depression, hole, pocket, pole, pothole, pot-hole, rut). (various references) | |
Swazi | úm-hhóme. (various references) | |
Swedish | grotta (cavern, grotto), håla (burrow, cavern, cove, den, dump, fossa, hole, lair, lie). (various references) | |
Thai | ถ้ำ (cavern, grotto), ทำให้เป็นโพรง (scoop), ห้องเก็บของใต้ดิน. (various references) | |
Turkish | mağara (cavern, den, grotto), açmak (bare, beat, bring up in conversation, bring up the subject, broach, cave in, clear, clear away, clear off, clear up, cleave, cut, cut loose, dehisce, denude, dilate, dilute, disclose, disentangle, elaborate, evolve, expand, fade, inaugurate, institute, lay open, lead, lighten, loosen, loosen up, offer, open, open out, open up, pass, put up, ring up, shake out, sharpen, site, spread, spread out, strip, switch on, thaw, thaw out, throw open, tint, turn on, turn up, unbind, unbosom, unburden, uncase, unclasp, uncloak, unclose, unclothe, uncoil, uncover, uncross, uncurl, undo, unfold, unfurl, unhitch, unlock, unloose, unpack, unpin, unplait, unroll, unseal, unsnarl, unstop, untangle, unthread, untie, untwine, untwist, unwind, unwrap, usher in, whet, whiten, wind), aman ha, batmak (be in carey street, be on the wane, be swamped with, belly up, break, burst up, crash, decline, dip, fail, founder, go bankrupt, go down, go over the cliff, go to rack and ruin, go under, gravitate, hang, plunge, set, sink, slide into, submerge, swim like a brick, wane), boyun eğmek (bend, bend the knee, bow, bow down, buckle, buckle under, comply, comply with, give way, indulge, knuckle down, knuckle under, resign oneself to, sit down under, submit, surrender, truckle), dikkat (application, attention, attentiveness, beware, care, carefulness, caution, cautiousness, fore, look out, note, notice, regard, remark, shun, ware, watch out, watchfulness), çökmek (abandon, bend, cave in, collapse, come down, cower, crack, crack up, crouch, crumple, crumple up, decline, descend, dip, fall down, fall in, fold, fold up, founder, give up, give way, gravitate, renounce, resign, sag, settle, sink, slump, slump down, squat, subside), kazmak (cave in, dig, disinter, excavate, grub, hole, hollow, hollow out, mine, pick, pick up, sink, spud, trench), yıkılmak (break down, cave in, collapse, come down, crack up, crumble, drop down, fall, fall down, fall over, fall to pieces, founder, go to pieces, go to ruin, shipwreck, tumble, tumble down, wither away), oymak (bore, boy-scout troop, carve, cave in, chase, chisel, clan, cut, engrave, etch, excavate, gouge, gouge out, grave, hollow, hollow out, incise, recess, scoop out, sculp, sculpt, sculpture, trace over, tribe), partiden kopmak, pes etmek (cry uncle, give up, knuckle down, knuckle under, succumb, surrender, throw in the towel, throw up the sponge), sakın ha, siyasi partiden kopan grup, siyasi partiden kopma, in (burrow, couch, den, earth, haunt, hole, lair). (various references) | |
Turkmen | sьren (den, lair), kцwek (extraction, removal), gowak. (various references) | |
Ukrainian | обвалюватися (calve, collapse), поглиблювати (deepen, exacerbate, put down), порожнина (antrum, cavity), підривати (blast, detonate, disrupt, erode, explode, fulminate, sap, tear up, undermine), бережитися, западина (cavity, concave, concavity, delve, depth, fossa, pit, sink), печера (antre, cabin, cavern, grotto), ніздря (nostril), стережися (look out, mind your eye, steady), обрушувати породу, видовбувати (gouge, hollow, indent, mortice, mortise, scoop, spoon), карстове утворення, фракція (faction), рити (delve, dig, gopher, mole, shovel, trench), розкол (break, cleavage, concision, schism, scission, secession), зольник (ash bin, ash can, cinder-box). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | người thượng cổ người thô lỗ (cave-man), người thượng cổ (cave-dweller), người lỗ mãng (cave-man), người ở hang (cave-dweller, cave-man). (various references) | |
Welsh | ogof (cavern, den, grotto). (various references) | |
Yucatec | aktun (cavern, den, grotto). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Sumerian | 3100 BCE-2500 BCE | habrud. (various references) |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | antra, antris, antro, antrum, caulæ, cavea, caverna, cavum, cavus, specubus, specum, specus, spelunca, speluncae, speluncam, speluncas, speluncis. (various references) |
| Late Latin | 300-700 | caverna. (various references) |
| Old French | 900-1400 | cave. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Genesis Chapter 49, Verse 32 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | En kthsei tou agrou kai tou sphlaiou tou ontoV en autw para twn uiwn cet |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Finitisque mandatis quibus filios instruebat collegit pedes suos super lectulum et obiit adpositusque est ad populum suum |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And endid the maundementis with whiche the sones he enfourmyde, he gederede togedere his feet vpon the bed, and dyed, and put he is to his puple. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | Which felde and the caue that is therin was bought of the childern of Heth. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | The purchase of the field and of the cave that is therein was from the children of Heth. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | The purchase of the field and of the cave that is in it, was from the children of Heth. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | In the rock in the field which was got for a price from the people of Heth. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Genesis Chapter 49, Verse 32 |
| Cebuano | Ang kapatagan ug langub nga atua didto nga gipalit gikan sa mga anak ni Heth. |
| Croatian | Polje i spilja na njemu kupljeni su od Hetita." |
| Danish | Marken og Hulen derpå blev købt af Hetiterne." |
| Dutch | De akker, en de spelonk, die daarin is, is gekocht van de zonen Heths. |
| Finnish | siihen vainioon, joka luolineen on ostettu heettiläisiltä." |
| French | Le champ et la caverne qui s`y trouve ont été achetés des fils de Heth. |
| German | in dem Acker und der Höhle, die von den Kindern Heth gekauft ist. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Ladang dan gua yang ada di situ telah dibeli dari orang Het. Kuburkanlah aku di situ." |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka bendang itu serta gua yang di dalamnya sudah dibeli kepada anak-anak Het. |
| Italian | La proprietà del campo e della caverna che si trova in esso proveniva dagli Hittiti. |
| Maori | I hokona te parae me te ana i reira i nga tama a Hete. |
| Norwegian | på den mark og i den hule der som blev kjøpt av Hets barn. |
| Portuguese | O campo e a cova que está nele foram comprados aos filhos de Hete. |
| Rumanian | Ogorul wi pewtera care se aflq acolo au fost cumpqrate dela fiii lui Het.`` |
| Russian | ЬФП РПМЕ Й РЕЭЕТБ, ЛПФПТБС ОБ ОЕН, ЛХРМЕОБ Х УЩОПЧ иЕФФЕЕЧЩИ. |
| Spanish | El campo y la cueva que está en él fueron adquiridos de los hijos de Het." |
| Swedish | på den åkern som jämte grottan där köptes av Hets barn." |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "cave": caveat, caveated, caveating, caveator, caveators, caveats, caved, cavefish, cavefishes, cavelike, caveman, cavemen, caver, cavern, caverned, cavernicolous, caverning, cavernous, cavernously, caverns, cavers, caves, cavetti, cavetto, cavettos. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "cave": biconcave, concave. (additional references) | |
Words containing "cave": concaved, concaves, scavenge, scavenged, scavenger, scavengers, scavenges, scavenging. (additional references) | |
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"Cave" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: aave, acev, caae, cabe, cabee, cace, caevet, caf, cafc, cafh, caiv, caje, caove, catv, cauva, cauve, cav, cavae, cavan, Cavaye, cavek, cavel, caven, cavet, cavex, cavey, cavi, cavie, cavo, Cavok, cavu, caxe, ceavet, Cef, ceive, Ceva, ceve, ceven, Chauvet, chave, ciev, civ, civa, civen, civey, civi, civie, Civs, clauve, clavi, coav, covi, cuve, cva, cvas, cvi, cvo, Cvpe, Echave, kav, kave, kavi, kavo, klave, Mcvea, ocave, scavi, xcvi. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "cave" (pronounced kā"v) |
| 3 | k ā" v | concave. |
| 2 | -ā" v | behave, brave, crave, deprave, engrave, enslave, forgave, gave, grave, knave, lave, misbehave, nave, pave, rave, save, shave, shortwave, slave, stave, waive, wave. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-e-v" | |
-1 letter: ace, ave, vac. | |
-2 letters: ae. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-e-v" | |
+1 letter: calve, carve, caved, caver, caves, cavie, clave, crave. | |
+2 letters: active, advect, advice, alcove, avocet, calved, calves, carved, carvel, carven, carver, carves, caveat, cavern, cavers, cavies, claver, claves, cleave, coeval, craved, craven, craver, craves, octave, vacate, vesica, vivace. | |
+3 letters: achieve, actives, advance, advects, advices, alcoved, alcoves, archive, avarice, avocets, cadaver, captive, caravel, carvels, carvers, caveats, caveman, cavemen, caverns, cavetti, cavetto, caviare, caviled, caviler, centavo, clavate, clavers, clavier, cleaved, cleaver, cleaves, coaeval, coevals, concave, couvade, cravens, cravers, enclave, evacuee, exclave, medevac, octaves, overact, peccavi, precava, scarves, vacated, vacates, vaccine, vacuole, valance, valence, valency, valeric, varices, venatic, vendace, verruca, vesicae, vesical, viscera, vivaces, vocable, vomicae. | |
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