cave
noun
a hollow in the earth, especially one opening more or less horizontally into a hill, mountain, etc.
cavelike
-
a word derived from
cave.
Example Sentences
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In either context, any space more than 30 feet from a window starts to feel cavelike.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 23, 2023
“There’s a psychological impact too. The more stuff we have, the more closed-in and cavelike a space will feel.”
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 30, 2020
Hatfield presents a similar contrast with a rusted metal barrel whose cavelike interior is prettily illuminated with twinkling pinpoint lights.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 5, 2018
But it was toasty warm in the candlelit cavelike room, and the ambience made the food taste better.
From New York Times ● Aug. 24, 2017
Amid the rocks was a cavelike entrance as wide as a double door.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
