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   Cave

   /kāv/

   

   noun

   • 1. a large underground chamber, typically of natural origin, in a hillside or cliff: "the narrow gorge contains a series of prehistoric caves"

   verb

   • 1. explore caves as a sport: "they say they cave for the adventure, challenge, and physical exercise"
   • 2. capitulate or submit under pressure; cave in: US "he caved because his position had become untenable"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French, from Latin cava, from cavus ‘hollow’ (compare with cavern). The usage cave in may be from the synonymous dialect expression calve in, influenced by obsolete cave ‘excavate, hollow out’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. cave-like adjective
   • 2. caver noun

   Scrabble Points: 9

   • C

     3

   • A

     1

   • V

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   • E

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