nnoun.objecta geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the seaDerivationally Related Form:cave
Hypernyms:formation geological formation
Inherited Hypernyms:cavegeological formationobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:caverncovegrotgrotto
Instance Hyponyms:Fingal's Cave Lascaux
Part Meronyms:floor roof stalactite stalagmite wall
Full Hyponyms:caverncovegrotto
vverb.contacthollow out as if making a cave or openingSynset:undermine
Examples:- The river was caving the banks
Hypernyms:core out hollow hollow out
Inherited Hypernyms:cavehollowemptychange
Direct Hyponyms:sap
Full Troponyms:sap
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.cognitionexplore natural cavesSynset:spelunk
Derivationally Related Form:spelunkercave
Hypernyms:explore
Inherited Hypernyms:caveexploreinvestigateanalyze
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s