LekhoriLekhoriA large, naturally-occurring cavity formed underground or in the face of a cliff or a hillside.
We found a cave on the mountainside where we could take shelter.
A hole, depression, or gap in earth or rock, whether natural or man-made.
Every boy at one time or another has dug a cave; I suppose because ages and ages ago his ancestors had to live in caves, […]
To surrender.
He caved under pressure.
To collapse.
First the braces buckled, then the roof began to cave, then we ran.
The 18th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.
A surname.
A place name:
From Middle English cave, borrowed from Old French cave, from Latin cava (“cavity”), from cavus (“hollow”). Cognate with Tocharian B kor (“throat”), Albanian cup (“odd, uneven”), Ancient Greek κύαρ (k...
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To hollow out or undermine.
The levee has been severely caved by the river current.