cave — meaning in English

English meaning

• basement noun A floor of a building below ground level.
• cave noun A natural hollow space underground or in the side of a cliff or hill.
• cellar noun An underground room, often used for storage.

Senses

cave is used for these senses in English:

• basement (architecture) A floor of a building below ground level.
• cave A storage cellar, especially for wine or cheese.
• cellar door Part of a winery from which wine may be sampled or purchased.

basement — full definition

1. noun A floor of a building below ground level.
2. noun Ellipsis of semi-basement, a floor mostly below grade
3. noun A mass of igneous or metamorphic rock forming the foundation over which a platform of sedimentary rocks is laid.
4. noun Last place in a sports conference's standings.

cave — full definition

1. noun A natural hollow space underground or in the side of a cliff or hill.
2. noun Informally, a private room or space someone retreats to (a "man cave").
3. verb To give in or surrender, especially after resisting.
4. verb To collapse inward.

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