Read full poem →Let me once know.
I sought thee in a secret cave,
And ask'd, if Peace were there,
Dictionary Entry
cave
Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/kayv/Word FrequencyNot availableCurriculum FrequencyEmerging (0)Used In Literature ↓A large natural underground chamber in a hillside or cliff. It can also be used as a verb meaning to give in or collapse.
In a Sentence
“The ancient bear made its home in a deep cave at the base of the mountain, where it hibernated through the winter.”
Origin
From Old French cave, from Latin cava, feminine of cavus 'hollow'.
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Poetry examples for “cave”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →Th’ inconstant blast howl’d thro’ the dark’ning air,
And hollow whistled in the rocky cave.
Lone as I wander’d by each cliff and dell,