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cage
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- pronunciation:
- keIj
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
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noun |
| definition: |
A cage is a container in which people might keep birds or other kinds of animals. A cage usually has metal bars.
I want to get my hamster a bigger cage. I think he would be happier.
- synonyms:
- pen
- similar words:
- box, coop, prison
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
cages, caging, caged |
| definition: |
When you cage an animal, it means that you are putting the animal into a cage or something that is like a cage.
We cage our dog to take him to the vet because he gets scared of the other animals there. He feels safe in his cage.- similar words:
- box, confine, contain, enclose, restrict
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| related words: |
lock, shut |
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