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- [keyj]
- /keɪdʒ/
- /keɪdʒ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [keyj]
- /keɪdʒ/
Definitions of cage word
- countable noun cage A cage is a structure of wire or metal bars in which birds or animals are kept. 3
- noun cage an enclosure, usually made with bars or wire, for keeping birds, monkeys, mice, etc 3
- noun cage (as modifier) 3
- noun cage a thing or place that confines or imprisons 3
- noun cage something resembling a cage in function or structure 3
- noun cage the enclosed platform of a lift, esp as used in a mine 3
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Origin of cage
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; Middle English < Old French < Latin cavea birdcage, equivalent to cav(us) hollow + -ea, feminine of -eus adj. suffix
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Parts of speech for Cage
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cage popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
cage usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for cage
verb cage
- incarcerate — to imprison; confine.
- hem — to fold back and sew down the edge of (cloth, a garment, etc.); form an edge or border on or around.
- mew — a cage for hawks, especially while molting.
- immure — to enclose within walls.
- pen — a female swan.
noun cage
- birdcage — A birdcage is a cage in which birds are kept.
- crate — A crate is a large box used for transporting or storing things.
- coop — A coop is a cage where you keep small animals or birds such as chickens and rabbits.
- gaol — to take into or hold in lawful custody; imprison.
- corral — In North America, a corral is a space surrounded by a fence where cattle or horses are kept.
Antonyms for cage
verb cage
- release — to lease again.
- liberate — to set free, as from imprisonment or bondage.
- free — enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery: a land of free people.
- let go — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- let out — (of fur) processed by cutting parallel diagonal slashes into the pelt and sewing the slashed edges together to lengthen the pelt and to improve the appearance of the fur.
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