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| cave |
A cave is a natural hollow place in the earth. A cave is often big enough for a person or animal to go inside it. |
| cave dweller |
a human being who lives or lived in a cave. |
| cave man |
a human being who lived in a cave thousands of years ago; cave dweller. |
| cavern |
a large cave. |
| collapse |
to fall down; give way; cave in. [1/5 definitions] |
| deep |
If you dive deep into the lake, you go far down into the water. If you walk deep into a cave, you go very far into it. [1/5 definitions] |
| entry |
An entry is a place where people or things go into something. The entry of a cave is the place where you can go into the cave, for example. [1/4 definitions] |
| hibernate |
When animals hibernate, it means that they go into a state that is like a very deep sleep. In this state, their body uses very little energy. Many animals that hibernate do it through the winter, but some animals hibernate when it is too hot for them or when there is not enough food. Before hibernating, animals like bears find a place such as a hole or cave where they can keep warm. Certain kinds of bears, snakes, rodents, insects, and other animals hibernate. |
| mouth |
a natural opening into or from a cave or other hole. [1/6 definitions] |
| stalactite |
a rock formation that looks like an icicle and hangs from the roof of a cave. Stalactites are built up from minerals in dripping water. |
| stalagmite |
a rock formation that looks like a cone and is built upward from the floor of a cave. Stalagmites are built up from minerals in dripping water. |
| troll2 |
an ugly dwarf or giant that lives in a cave or under a bridge in Scandinavian folk stories. |
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