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cave noun

  /keɪv/
  • A large, naturally-occurring cavity formed underground or in the face of a cliff or a hillside.
  • A hole, depression, or gap in earth or rock, whether natural or man-made.
  • (caving) A naturally-occurring cavity in bedrock which is large enough to be entered by an adult.
  • (nuclear physics) A shielded area where nuclear experiments can be carried out.
 luola
  • A storage cellar, especially for wine or cheese.
 kellari
  • A place of retreat, such as a man cave.
 kolo, soppi
  • (drilling, uncountable) Debris, particularly broken rock, which falls into a drill hole and interferes with drilling.
 porausjäte
  • (slang, politics, often "Cave") A group that breaks from a larger political party or faction on a particular issue.
 siipi
  • (mining) A collapse or cave-in.
 sortuma

cave verb

  /keɪv/
  • (figurative) To surrender.
 antaa periksi, murtua
  • To hollow out or undermine.
 jäytää, kaivaa
  • To collapse.
 sortua

cave interjection

  /ˈkeɪvi/
  • (British, public school slang) look out!; beware!
 varo
cave in
alistua, antaa myöten, myöntyä, taipua, romahtaa, sortua
cave painting
kalliomaalaus, luolamaalaus
cave-in
myöntyminen, sortuma, taipuminen
cave bear
luolakarhu
man cave
miesluola
cave swallow
luolapääsky
cave pearl
luolahelmi
cave flyer
luolalentely
Angola Cave Chat
luolatasku
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