cave
a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,474 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 6,878 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
verb
- hollow out as if making a cave or opening also: undermine The river was caving the banks
- explore natural caves also: spelunk
cave in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Greater still was his surprise to see a strange many-colored light burning within the cave.
The Firelight Fairy Book · Henry Beston · Chapter 1
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One special moment of its recall was during that fateful, sacrificial cave scene in that Carribean Island.
The Mark of the Beast · Sydney Watson · Chapter 1
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On the side of this rock, was a little hollow place, resembling the entrance or door of a cave.
The Life and Most Surprising Adventures · Daniel Defoe · Chapter 1
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Tom was wondering whether anything lived in that dark cave, and came out at night to fly in the meadows.
The Water-Babies · Charles Kingsley · Chapter 1
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Silence, leave thy cave obscured; Deign a doleful swain to tender; Though disdains I have endured, Yet I am no deep offender.
Elizabethan Sonnet Cycles: Phillis - Licia · Martha Foote [Editor] Crow · Chapter 1