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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
The spa has 11 treatment rooms; a salt cave; experience showers that cycle through temperature, light and scent; a Finnish sauna; a hydrotherapy pool; and heated marble loungers that are dangerously easy to fall asleep on. — Jennifer Kester, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 The locations were transformed into a variety of settings, including ancient Troy, Odysseus' homeland of Ithaca and the cave in which the hero encounters the Cyclops. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 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 are also two restaurants (though neither is branded as Fouquet’s), a basketball court carved into a cavern and a private water taxi to take guests around the island.
    — Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Normally, the cavern is one of the darkest places on Earth, but today, it is lit up for maintenance, offering us a rare chance to see inside.
    — James Dinneen, Quanta Magazine, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of cavern
Verb
  • Drop it off in person Regardless of what the Supreme Court decides, states have been working to educate voters about submitting ballots by mail earlier or returning them in drop boxes all year.
    — Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Everything submitted in Spanish must be accompanied by a translation into English that must be done by a person, not an automatic online translator.
    — Rebecca Santana, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of submit
Noun
  • Legend has it, Sperlonga was a stop on Odysseus's journey, and a group of ancient sculptures depicting scenes from the Odyssey were found in the grotto adjacent to the villa.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of grotto
Verb
  • According to the New York Times on Sunday, that drive to capitulate lays bare a firm was caught between its progressive ideals and the business demand for corporate practice.
    — Eve Batey, Vanity Fair, 2 Aug. 2026
  • To Machado, who was barred from running in Venezuela’s most recent elections, Rodríguez has capitulated to Washington in pursuit of power and self-preservation.
    — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 30 July 2026
Definition of capitulate
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  • But Ogles, a member of the House Freedom Caucus, was also beset by a history of inflammatory remarks, including calling for a ban on immigration from mostly Muslim countries.
    — Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 7 Aug. 2026
  • On the call, Musk also touted two recent successful test flights of the company’s Starship megarocket, which has been beset by delays.
    — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of beset
Verb
  • There are also certain activities, like Gilded Age mansion tours in Newport, Rhode Island, that become much more attractive when they're not overrun by crowds.
    — Jessica Sulima, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The announcement could go after the one about what to do if the theater is overrun by period instrumentalists.
    — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of overrun

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