Definition of cave

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Cave (v. i.) To fall in or down; as, the sand bank caved. Hence (Slang), to retreat from a position; to give way; to yield in a disputed matter..

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Amphicoelous :: Amphicoelous (a.) Having both ends concave; biconcave; -- said of vertebrae.
Trophonian :: Trophonian (a.) Of or pertaining to Trophonius, his architecture, or his cave and oracle..
Condyle :: Condyle (n.) A bony prominence; particularly, an eminence at the end of a bone bearing a rounded articular surface; -- sometimes applied also to a concave articular surface..
Encave :: Encave (v. t.) To hide in, or as in, a cave or recess..
Incaved :: Incaved (a.) Inclosed in a cave.
Grotto :: Grotto (n.) A natural covered opening in the earth; a cave; also, an artificial recess, cave, or cavernlike apartment..
Delve :: Delve (v. t.) A place dug; a pit; a ditch; a den; a cave.
Concavity :: Concavity (n.) A concave surface, or the space bounded by it; the state of being concave..
Efflower :: Efflower (v. t.) To remove the epidermis of (a skin) with a concave knife, blunt in its middle part, -- as in making chamois leather..
Scavenger :: Scavenger (v.) A person whose employment is to clean the streets of a city, by scraping or sweeping, and carrying off the filth. The name is also applied to any animal which devours refuse, carrion, or anything injurious to health..
Concavo-convex :: Concavo-convex (a.) Specifically, having such a combination of concave and convex sides as makes the focal axis the shortest line between them. See Illust. under Lens..
Bruiser :: Bruiser (n.) A concave tool used in grinding lenses or the speculums of telescopes.
Shroud :: Shroud (n.) A covered place used as a retreat or shelter, as a cave or den; also, a vault or crypt..
Concaveness :: Concaveness (n.) Hollowness; concavity.
Concaved :: Concaved (imp. & p. p.) of Concav.
Saddle-backed :: Saddle-backed (a.) Having the outline of the upper part concave like the seat of a saddle.
Concaved :: Concaved (a.) Bowed in the form of an arch; -- called also arched.
Hollow :: Hollow (n.) A cavity, natural or artificial; an unfilled space within anything; a hole, a cavern; an excavation; as the hollow of the hand or of a tree..
Depress :: Depress (a.) Having the middle lower than the border; concave.
Deep :: Deep (superl.) Extending far back from the front or outer part; of great horizontal dimension (measured backward from the front or nearer part, mouth, etc.); as, a deep cave or recess or wound; a gallery ten seats deep; a company of soldiers six files deep..
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