All cave synonyms
cave
C c noun cave
- cavern β A cavern is a large deep cave.
- grotto β a cave or cavern.
- cavity β A cavity is a space or hole in something such as a solid object or a person's body.
- pothole β a deep hole; pit.
- den β A den is the home of certain types of wild animals such as lions or foxes.
- hollow β having a space or cavity inside; not solid; empty: a hollow sphere.
- subterrane β a cave or subterranean room.
- fissure β a narrow opening produced by cleavage or separation of parts.
verb cave
- throw in the towel β an absorbent cloth or paper for wiping and drying something wet, as one for the hands, face, or body after washing or bathing.
- bow β When you bow to someone, you briefly bend your body towards them as a formal way of greeting them or showing respect.
- knuckles β a joint of a finger, especially one of the articulations of a metacarpal with a phalanx.
- go β to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- fold up β a part that is folded; pleat; layer: folds of cloth.
- knuckled β a joint of a finger, especially one of the articulations of a metacarpal with a phalanx.
- grin and bear it β to suffer trouble or hardship without complaint
- submit β to give over or yield to the power or authority of another (often used reflexively).
- humouring β humor.
- cave in β If something such as a roof or a ceiling caves in, it collapses inwards.
- pack in β Hunting. a number of hounds, especially foxhounds and beagles, regularly used together in a hunt.
- give β to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
- pass on β to move past; go by: to pass another car on the road.
- give up the ghost β the soul of a dead person, a disembodied spirit imagined, usually as a vague, shadowy or evanescent form, as wandering among or haunting living persons.
- humoring β a comic, absurd, or incongruous quality causing amusement: the humor of a situation.
- go with the flow β take a relaxed approach
- say uncle β a brother of one's father or mother.
- flake out β flake out, Slang. to fall asleep; take a nap.
- break down β If a machine or a vehicle breaks down, it stops working.
- give ground β the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.
- give out β to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
- knuckle β a joint of a finger, especially one of the articulations of a metacarpal with a phalanx.
- succumb β to give way to superior force; yield: to succumb to despair.
- defer β If you defer an event or action, you arrange for it to happen at a later date, rather than immediately or at the previously planned time.
- pack it in β a group of things wrapped or tied together for easy handling or carrying; a bundle, especially one to be carried on the back of an animal or a person: a mule pack; a hiker's pack.
- give way β manner, mode, or fashion: a new way of looking at a matter; to reply in a polite way.
- use up β to employ for some purpose; put into service; make use of: to use a knife.
- put up with β to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position: to put a book on the shelf.