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Definition cave

Etymology 1

From Middle English, borrowed from Old French cave, from Latin cava (�cavity�), from cavus (�hollow�). Cognate with Tocharian B throat (kor), Albanian cup (�odd, uneven�), Ancient Greek ???? (k�ar, �eye of needle, earhole�), Old Armenian ??? (sor, �hole�), Sanskrit ????? (??nya, �empty, barren, zero�).

Noun

cave (plural caves)

To surrender.
To collapse.
To hollow out or undermine.
To engage in the recreational exploration of caves; to spelunk.
(mining) In room-and-pillar mining, to extract a deposit of rock by breaking down a pillar which had been holding it in place.
(mining, obsolete) To work over tailings to dress small pieces of marketable ore.
(obsolete) To dwell in a cave.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin cav?, second-person singular present active imperative of cave? (�to beware�). Used at Eton College, Berkshire.

Interjection

cave

(Britain, school slang) look out!; beware!

Results 465 Words with the letters CAVE

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9 letter words with the letters CAVE ↑

ACCEPTIVE 22

ACCRETIVE 19

ACERVULUS 19

ACHIEVERS 18

ACHIEVING 21

ACTIVATED 17

ACTIVATES 16

ACTIVIZED 26

ACTIVIZES 25

ADDICTIVE 18

ADDUCTIVE 19

ADJECTIVE 26

ADVANCERS 18

ADVECTING 20

ADVECTION 18

ADVECTIVE 21

ADVOCATED 18

ADVOCATES 17

AFFECTIVE 22

ANCHOVETA 19

ANCHOVIES 19

ASCENSIVE 17

AUTOCLAVE 18

AVALANCHE 20

AVOCADOES 17

AVOIDANCE 18

AVOUCHERS 19

BICONCAVE 23

BIOACTIVE 19

CABDRIVER 20

CADAVERIC 20

CALMATIVE 20

CALVARIES 17

CANVASERS 17

CANVASSED 18

CANVASSER 17

CANVASSES 17

CAPTIVATE 19

CARAVANED 18

CARAVANER 17

CAREGIVER 18

CARESSIVE 16

CARNIVORE 17

CARRYOVER 18

CAUSATIVE 17

CAVALCADE 21

CAVALEROS 17

CAVALETTI 17

CAVALIERS 17

CAVALLIES 18

CAVALRIES 17

CAVEATING 19

CAVEATORS 16

CAVERNING 20

CAVERNOUS 18

CAVILLERS 18

CAVITATED 17

CAVITATES 16

CAVORTERS 16

CERVELATS 17

CHAMPLEVE 25

CHEVALETS 19

CHEVALIER 19

CHIVAREED 19

CHIVAREES 18

CHIVARIED 19

CHIVARIES 18

CLAVERING 20

CLAVICLES 21

CLEAVABLE 21

CLEAVAGES 19

COEVALITY 19

COMBATIVE 22

CONCLAVES 21

CONFERVAE 20

CONFERVAS 20

CORRASIVE 16

COVALENCE 21

COVALENCY 23

COVENANTS 18

COVERABLE 20

COVERAGES 18

COVERALLS 18

COVETABLE 20

CRAVENING 20

CREVALLES 18

CREVASSED 17

CREVASSES 16

CULTIVATE 18

CURATIVES 17

CURVATURE 18

CURVEBALL 22

CZAREVNAS 26

DEVIANCES 18

ECHEVERIA 18

EDUCATIVE 18

EMBRACIVE 22

EQUIVOCAL 27

EVACUANTS 18

EVACUATED 18

EVACUATES 17

EVANESCED 18

EVANESCES 17

EVANGELIC 20

EVOCATION 17

EVOCATIVE 20

EVOCATORS 16

EXCAVATED 24

EXCAVATES 23

EXCAVATOR 23

FACTITIVE 19

FRICATIVE 19

GAVELOCKS 23

GIVEBACKS 25

GRIEVANCE 19

HARDCOVER 19

HAVELOCKS 23

HAVERSACK 22

HAVOCKERS 22

IMPACTIVE 22

INCURVATE 18

INVOCATED 18

INVOCATES 17

LARVICIDE 18

LAVEROCKS 21

LEVIRATIC 17

LOCATIVES 17

LUCRATIVE 18

MAVERICKS 23

MICROWAVE 22

NAVICERTS 17

NOVOCAINE 18

OVERACTED 17

OVERCALLS 18

OVERCASTS 16

OVERCLAIM 20

OVERCLEAN 18

OVERCLEAR 17

OVERCOACH 21

OVERCOATS 16

OVERCRAMS 19

OVERMATCH 21

OVERREACH 18

OVERREACT 16

OVERSAUCE 17

OVERSCALE 17

PLACATIVE 20

POSTCAVAE 19

PRIVACIES 19

PROACTIVE 19

RELEVANCE 18

RELEVANCY 20

REVANCHES 19

REVICTUAL 18

REVOCABLE 20

SCAVENGED 20

SCAVENGER 19

SCAVENGES 19

SEVERANCE 17

VACANCIES 20

VACCINATE 20

VACCINEES 20

VACILLATE 18

VACUITIES 17

VACUOLATE 18

VALENCIAS 18

VALENCIES 18

VALIANCES 18

VALLECULA 20

VAMBRACES 22

VARIANCES 17

VARICELLA 18

VARICOSED 17

VASECTOMY 21

VATICIDES 17

VECTORIAL 17

VEHICULAR 20

VENGEANCE 20

VENTIFACT 20

VERACIOUS 17

VERIDICAL 18

VERNACLES 18

VERONICAS 17

VERTICALS 17

VESICANTS 17

VESICATED 17

VESICATES 16

VESICULAE 18

VESICULAR 18

VIBRANCES 20

VICARAGES 18

VICARATES 16

VICARIATE 16

VICENNIAL 19

VICEREGAL 19

VICINAGES 19

VICTUALED 19

VICTUALER 18

VIGILANCE 20

VINACEOUS 18

VINDICATE 18

VOCALISED 18

VOCALISES 17

VOCALIZED 27

VOCALIZER 26

VOCALIZES 26

VOCATIVES 20

VOIDANCES 18

VOLCANOES 18

VOUCHSAFE 22

VULCANISE 19

VULCANIZE 28

8 letter words with the letters CAVE ↑

ACERVATE 15

ACERVULI 17

ACHIEVED 18

ACHIEVER 17

ACHIEVES 17

ACTIVATE 15

ACTIVELY 18

ACTIVIZE 24

ADVANCED 18

ADVANCER 17

ADVANCES 17

ADVECTED 17

ADVOCATE 16

ARCHIVED 18

ARCHIVES 17

AVARICES 15

AVOUCHED 19

AVOUCHER 18

AVOUCHES 18

CADAVERS 16

CANVASED 17

CANVASER 16

CANVASES 16

CAPTIVES 18

CARAVELS 16

CAVALERO 16

CAVALIER 16

CAVATINE 16

CAVEATED 16

CAVEATOR 15

CAVEFISH 20

CAVELIKE 20

CAVERNED 17

CAVETTOS 15

CAVIARES 15

CAVILERS 16

CAVILLED 18

CAVILLER 17

CAVITATE 15

CAVITIED 16

CAVITIES 15

CAVORTED 16

CAVORTER 15

CENTAVOS 16

CERVELAS 16

CERVELAT 16

CERVICAL 19

CHEVALET 18

CHIVAREE 17

CLAVERED 17

CLAVICLE 20

CLAVIERS 16

CLEAVAGE 18

CLEAVERS 16

CLEAVING 19

COACTIVE 18

COAEVALS 16

COEVALLY 19

CONATIVE 16

CONCAVED 20

CONCAVES 19

CONCLAVE 20

CONFERVA 19

COUVADES 17

COVALENT 17

COVENANT 17

COVERAGE 17

COVERALL 17

CRAVENED 17

CRAVENLY 19

CREATIVE 15

CREVALLE 17

CREVASSE 15

CURATIVE 16

CZAREVNA 25

DEVIANCE 17

DEVIANCY 19

ENACTIVE 16

ENCLAVES 17

EVACUANT 17

EVACUATE 16

EVACUEES 16

EVANESCE 16

EVOCABLE 19

EVOCATOR 15

EXCAVATE 22

EXCLAVES 23

GAVELOCK 22

GIVEBACK 24

HAVELOCK 22

HAVOCKED 22

HAVOCKER 21

INACTIVE 16

INVOCATE 16

LAVEROCK 20

LOCATIVE 16

MAVERICK 22

MEDEVACS 19

NAVICERT 16

NOVERCAL 17

OVERACTS 15

OVERARCH 17

OVERCALL 17

OVERCAME 18

OVERCAST 15

OVERCOAT 15

OVERCRAM 18

PECCAVIS 21

PRECAVAE 18

PRECAVAL 19

REACTIVE 15

REVANCHE 18

SCAVENGE 18

TRACTIVE 15

VACCINEE 19

VACCINES 19

VACUOLES 17

VACUUMED 21

VALANCED 18

VALANCES 17

VALENCES 17

VALENCIA 17

VALIANCE 17

VAMBRACE 21

VARIANCE 16

VARICOSE 15

VATICIDE 16

VENDACES 17

VERACITY 17

VERDANCY 19

VERNACLE 17

VERONICA 16

VERRUCAE 16

VERTICAL 16

VESICANT 16

VESICATE 15

VESICULA 17

VIBRANCE 19

VICARAGE 17

VICARATE 15

VICENARY 18

VICINAGE 18

VISCERAL 16

VOCABLES 19

VOCALISE 16

VOCALIZE 25

VOCATIVE 19

VOIDANCE 17

7 letter words with the letters CAVE ↑

ACHIEVE 16

ACTIVES 14

ADVANCE 16

ADVECTS 15

ADVICES 15

ALCOVED 16

ALCOVES 15

ARCHIVE 16

AVARICE 14

AVOCETS 14

CADAVER 15

CAPTIVE 17

CARAVEL 15

CARVELS 15

CARVERS 14

CAVEATS 14

CAVEMAN 18

CAVEMEN 18

CAVERNS 15

CAVETTI 14

CAVETTO 14

CAVIARE 14

CAVILED 16

CAVILER 15

CENTAVO 15

CLAVATE 15

CLAVERS 15

CLAVIER 15

CLEAVED 16

CLEAVER 15

CLEAVES 15

COAEVAL 15

COEVALS 15

CONCAVE 18

COUVADE 16

CRAVENS 15

CRAVERS 14

ENCLAVE 16

EVACUEE 15

EXCLAVE 22

MEDEVAC 18

OCTAVES 14

OVERACT 14

PECCAVI 20

PRECAVA 17

SCARVES 14

VACATED 15

VACATES 14

VACCINE 18

VACUOLE 16

VALANCE 16

VALENCE 16

VALENCY 18

VALERIC 15

VARICES 14

VENATIC 15

VENDACE 16

VERRUCA 15

VESICAE 14

VESICAL 15

VISCERA 14

VIVACES 18

VOCABLE 18

VOMICAE 17

6 letter words with the letters CAVE ↑

ACTIVE 13

ADVECT 14

ADVICE 14

ALCOVE 14

AVOCET 13

CALVED 15

CALVES 14

CARVED 14

CARVEL 14

CARVEN 14

CARVER 13

CARVES 13

CAVEAT 13

CAVERN 14

CAVERS 13

CAVIES 13

CLAVER 14

CLAVES 14

CLEAVE 14

COEVAL 14

CRAVED 14

CRAVEN 14

CRAVER 13

CRAVES 13

OCTAVE 13

VACATE 13

VESICA 13

VIVACE 17

5 letter words with the letters CAVE ↑

CALVE 13

CARVE 12

CAVED 13

CAVER 12

CAVES 12

CAVIE 12

CLAVE 13

CRAVE 12

4 letter words with the letters CAVE ↑

CAVE 11

3 letter words with the letters CAVE ↑

ACE 6

AVE 7

VAC 10

2 letter words with the letters CAVE ↑

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