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cage
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- pronunciation:
- keIj
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a box or space closed in by wire or bars, used to keep and display animals or birds.
The cage looks too small for two birds to live in.
- synonyms:
- pen, pound
- similar words:
- box, coop, corral, enclosure, prison
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| definition 2: |
a similar structure that carries or protects people, such as an elevator car or a bank cashier's cage.
- synonyms:
- pen
- similar words:
- cell, crib, playpen, prison
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| definition 3: |
a movable screen used for batting practice in baseball or softball.
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| related words: |
hutch |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
cages, caging, caged |
| definition: |
to put into or keep in a cage or something like a cage.
She cages her cat when taking it to the veterinarian.- synonyms:
- coop up, pen
- similar words:
- box, confine, contain, enclose, imprison, jail, restrain, restrict, shut up
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| related words: |
lock, shut |
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