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noun

ˈkāv How to pronounce cave (audio)
Definition of cavenext
as in cavern
a naturally formed underground chamber with an opening to the surface Kentucky's Mammoth Cave is actually a series of large chambers on five levels

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verb

as in to submit

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Recent Examples of cave
Noun
Scylla lives in a cave and tries to capture and eat Odysseus’ men. — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026 During their 2022 field season, the researchers observed that during heavy rainfall, corridors in the structure may have channeled water down an interior staircase into the artificial cave. — Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 17 July 2026
Verb
When it’s put in the oven, the fizz dissipates inside the batter and causes the center to cave in. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026 In the summer and fall (and as conditions allow), visitors can go caving in two of the lava tube caves. — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 26 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for cave
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cave
  1. cavern
  2. submit
  3. grotto
  4. capitulate
  5. beset
  6. overrun
Noun
  • There was always a descent into the noticeably cooler stone caverns where the wine is aged underground.
    — Kyle Lucia Wu, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 July 2026
  • Highlights include the 30-foot Great Falls, which is below a historic 19th-century cotton mill, and Twin Falls, which emerges from a cavern into the Caney Fork River.
    — Korrin Bishop, Southern Living, 18 July 2026
Definition of cavern
Verb
  • Meanwhile, the county task force is expected to submit a pitch for stadium site use by late August or early September.
    — Ilana Arougheti July 28, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2026
  • If successful, the measure would establish a committee to offer an apology for chattel slavery and submit recommendations to Congress on how to compensate African Americans for centuries-long discrimination.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 July 2026
Definition of submit
Noun
  • The hydrotherapy circuit runs cold plunge pools alongside a jungle-view sauna and a steam room with an ice fountain, plus a mud grotto and a vitality pool.
    — Winston Ross, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • Tucked away in a grotto filtered by the shade of olive trees and Aleppo pine, the facility looks like a game of Jenga, badly played.
    — Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 6 July 2026
Definition of grotto
Verb
  • But for Church, that desire for longevity didn’t mean capitulating.
    — Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2026
  • Nations like Mongolia, Bhutan, and Nepal are acutely aware of the danger, fearing that not capitulating on the Dalai Lama succession issue could open the door to broader Chinese territorial claims.
    — Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 July 2026
Definition of capitulate
Verb
  • The project to give the pool a facelift to celebrate the United States’ 250th birthday began in April, but has been beset by difficulties after it became plagued by an algae bloom and the pool’s new blue lining began to peel.
    — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The elimination of the TPS program affects more than 300,000 Haitians nationwide, who now face the possibility of deportation to a country beset by widespread gang warfare, unreliable healthcare, cholera outbreaks and deadly drone attacks.
    — Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 31 July 2026
Definition of beset
Verb
  • Disney+ has greenlit a series based on the Afterlife With Archie comic book, in which Riverdale is overrun by zombies.
    — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 20 July 2026
  • Not long ago, the shop was overrun by crowds but in dire financial straits.
    — Sophia Nguyen, The Atlantic, 18 July 2026
Definition of overrun

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