cave

cave is a 4-letter English word with 8 senses as noun, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A hollow place in the earth, either natural or artificial; a subterraneous cavity; a cavern; a den. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

4 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 11 · 8 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A hollow place in the earth, either natural or artificial; a subterraneous cavity; a cavern; a den.
2. noun. Any hollow place, or part; a cavity.
3. noun. To make hollow; to scoop out.
4. intransitive verb. To dwell in a cave.
5. intransitive verb. 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.
6. noun. a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
7. verb. explore natural caves

   Synonyms: spelunk

8. verb. hollow out as if making a cave or opening

   "The river was caving the banks"

   Synonyms: undermine

Synonyms

spelunk, undermine

Common word forms

caved, caver, caves, caving

Words from these letters

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