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Look up: cave

  1. cave
    [n] - an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea 2. [v] - hollow out as if making a cave or opening 3. [v] - explore natural caves
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. CAVE
    Computer Automatic Virtual Environment
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contrib

  3. cave
    a heavily shielded enclosure for highly radioactive materials.It may be used for their handling or processing by remote means or for their storage Category: Nuclear industry (with applied atomic and nuclear physics)
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  4. Cave
    Cave (kāv) noun [ French cave , Latin cavus hollow, whence cavea cavity. Confer Cage .] 1. A hollow place in the earth, either natural or artificial; a subterraneous cavity; a cavern; a den. 2. Any ho...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/40

  5. Cave
    Cave transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Caved ; present participle & verbal noun Caving .] [ Confer French caver . See Cave , noun ] To ma...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/40

  6. Cave
    Cave intransitive verb 1. To dwell in a cave. [ Obsolete] Shak. 2. [ See To cave in , below.] To fall in or down; as, the sand bank caved . Hence (Slang), to retreat from a position; to give way; to yield in a dispu...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/40

  7. Cave
    Cave noun (Eng. Politics) A coalition or group of seceders from a political party, as from the Liberal party in England in 1866. See Adullam , Cave of , in the Dictionary of Noted Names in Fiction.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/40

  8. cave
    A hollow or enclosed space or cavity. ... See: cavity, cavitas, cavity, cavern, cavern. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  9. cave
    noun a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  10. cave
    undermine verb hollow out as if making a cave or opening; `The river was caving the banks`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  11. cave
    spelunk verb explore natural caves
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  12. Cave
    • (v. i.) To dwell in a cave. • (v. i.) To fall in or down; as, the sand bank caved. Hence (Slang), to retreat from a position; to give way; to yield in a disputed matter. • (n.) Any hollow place, or part; a cavity. • (n.) To make hollow; to scoop out. • (n.) A hollow place ...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  13. cave
    natural opening in the Earth large enough for human exploration. Such a cavity is formed in many types of rock and by many processes. The largest and ... [5 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/c/39

  14. cave
    cave 1. A hollow or natural passage under or into the earth; especially, one with an opening to the surface. 2. A geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea. 3. A storage cellar; especially, for wine. 4. When used as a ver...
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf

  15. Cave
    A natural cavity or recess that is roughly positioned horizontally to the surface of the Earth.
    Found on http://www.physicalgeography.net/physgeo

  16. CAVE
    A natural subterranean cavity (or series of cavities) large enough to be humanly enterable, commonly formed by solution of carbonate rock in karst, but may also be formed by wind, fluvial erosion or collapse (see 'Pseudokarst'). It may be an air-filled or water-filled cavity. Syn. cavern.
    Found on http://www.cancaver.ca/docs/glossary.htm

  17. cave
    cave, a cavity in the earth's surface usually large enough for a person to enter. Caves may be formed by the chemical and mechanical action of a stream upon soluble or soft rock, of rainwater seeping through soluble rock to the groundwater level, or of waves dashed against a rocky shore. Volcanic ac...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A08109

  18. Cave
    A cave, or cavern is an opening of some size in the solid crust of the earth beneath the surface. The vast majority of caves have been produced either by the work of underground water or by the action of waves along sea coasts.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  19. cave
    Type: Term Pronunciation: kāv Definitions: 1. Any hollow or enclosed space or cavity. Synonyms: cavum See: cavity, cavitas, cavernous space
    Found on http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictio

  20. cave
    Passage or tunnel – or series of tunnels – formed underground by water or by waves on a coast. Caves of the former type commonly occur in areas underlain by limestone, such as Kentucky, USA, and many Balkan regions, where the rocks are soluble in water. A pothole is a vertical hole in rock ...
    Found on http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/ency

  21. cave
    Originally a real cave or cellar. Today, a cave can be a specially calibrated refrigerated cooler used to maintain the precise humidity and temperature levels ideal for aging cheese.
    Found on www.artisanalcheese.com

  22. Cave
    A `cave` or `cavern` is a natural underground space large enough for a human to enter. The term applies to natural cavities some part of which is in total darkness. The word `cave` also includes smaller spaces like rock shelters, sea caves, and grottos. Types and formation: The formation and develop...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cave

  23. Cave
    (company) `Cave Co., Ltd.` (Computer Art Visual Entertainment) is a Japanese video game company, known primarily for its manic shoot `em ups. Cave remains one of the most active makers of arcade shoot-`em-ups in the Japanese market. The company was formed primarily from the remains of Toaplan...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cave



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12 February 2012

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/calendar/ On February 12, 1809, Charles Robert Darwin was born at The Mount in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. Darwin was one of the last of the eclectic scientists who preceded the age of professional specialization. His genius lay in his ability to select, from the facts which he so diligently collected, every relevant point and fit it into his bold and far-reaching theories. He was not the first to advance a theory of evolution; but his massive weight of evidence carried conviction where earlier theorists had failed. He was shy and modest and shrank from controversy, an unfortunate trait in the author of the most controversial book of the century. read more

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