cave
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
Types & categories
- geological formation hypernym
- cavern hyponym
- cove hyponym
- grotto hyponym
- Fingal's Cave instance hyponym
- Lascaux instance hyponym
Parts & wholes
- floor part meronym
- roof part meronym
- stalactite part meronym
- stalagmite part meronym
- wall part meronym
Related & opposite
- spelunk derivation
Sense 2 verb
hollow out as if making a cave or opening
The river was caving the banks
Types & categories
- hollow out hypernym
- sap hyponym
Sense 3 verb
explore natural caves
Types & categories
- explore hypernym
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | spelunk |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | floor |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | roof |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | stalactite |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | stalagmite |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | wall |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | geological formation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | cavern |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | cove |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | grotto |
| 1 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Fingal's Cave |
| 1 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Lascaux |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | hollow out |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | sap |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | cave |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | potholer |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | explore |