cave

1. 1.

   a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea

   Broadergeological formation

   NarrowercaverncoveFingal's CavegrottoLascaux

   Partsfloorroofstalactitestalagmitewall

Other forms of cave

plural

caves·

past tense

caved·

present participle

caving·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about cave

What does cave mean?

cave means "hollow out as if making a cave or opening". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in cave?

cave has 1 syllable: cave. In IPA it is /ˈkeɪv/.

What is another word for cave?

Close synonyms include undermine, spelunk. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is cave a common word?

cave is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with cave?

1 word rhymes with cave. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.