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cave1 US English

a large underground chamber, typically of natural origin, in a hillside or cliff

cave2 US English

look out!

cave in or cave something in in cave1 US English

(with reference to a roof or similar structure) subside or collapse or cause something to do this

cave-in US English

a collapse of a roof or similar structure, typically underground

keep cave in cave2 US English

act as lookout

cave bear US English

a large extinct bear of the Pleistocene epoch, whose remains are found commonly in caves throughout Europe

man cave US English

a room or other part of a home regarded as a refuge for the man or men of a household

cave cricket US English

another term for camel cricket.

cave dweller US English

a caveman or cavewoman

cave painting US English

a prehistoric picture on the interior of a cave, often depicting animals

Fingal's Cave US English

a cave on the island of Staffa in the Inner Hebrides, noted for the clustered basaltic pillars that form its cliffs. It is said to have been the inspiration of Mendelssohn’s overture The Hebrides (also known as Fingal’s Cave)

Aladdin's cave US English

a place filled with a great number and variety of strange or precious items

cave salamander US English

a cave-dwelling salamander with pinkish to brown skin

Wind Cave National Park US English

a preserve in the Black Hills of South Dakota, noted for its caves and wildlife

Mammoth Cave National Park US English

a national park in west central Kentucky, site of the largest known cave system in the world. It consists of over 300 miles (480 km) of charted passageways and contains some spectacular rock formations

cave English-French

grotte f

cave English-German

Höhle

cave English-Italian

caverna f

cave French-English

cellar

cave dweller English-Italian

cavernicolo, -a mf

cave painting English-Italian

pittura f rupestre

cave in English-French

s'effondrer

cave ˈin English-German

einbrechen

cave in English-Italian

crollare

cave in English-Spanish

derrumbarse

be trapped in a cave/by the tide in trap English-German

in einer Höhle festsitzen/von der Flut abgeschnitten sein

quand il pleut plus de trois jours la cave est inondée in quand French-English

whenever it rains for more than three days, the cellar floods