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cavea — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • birdcage noun A cage designed to hold a pet or captive bird.
  • cage noun A structure of bars or mesh used to enclose and contain an animal or person.
  • cavity noun A hollow space or hole inside something solid.

Senses

cavea is used for these senses in English:

  • birdcage (countable) A cage to keep pet or zoological specimen birds in.
  • cage An enclosure made of bars, normally to hold animals.
  • cavity (anatomy) A hollow area within the body.

cage — full definition

  1. noun A structure of bars or mesh used to enclose and contain an animal or person.
  2. verb To shut something or someone inside a cage.
  3. verb To trap or hold back a person's freedom or creativity, often figuratively.

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