CAGE Synonyms
There are 15 hypernyms of the word cage. (close relations)
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coop | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a farm building for housing poultry • an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept | ||||||||
box | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid • private area in a theater or grandstand where a small group can watch the performance • the quantity contained in a box • a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible • a rectangular drawing • evergreen shrubs or small trees • any one of several designated areas on a ball field where the batter or catcher or coaches are positioned • the driver's seat on a coach • separate partitioned area in a public place for a few people • a blow with the hand (usually on the ear) verb • put into a box • hit with the fist • engage in a boxing match | ||||||||
cell | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • any small compartment • (biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals • a device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction • a small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement • a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections, each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver • small room in which a monk or nun lives • a room where a prisoner is kept | ||||||||
corral | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a pen for cattle verb • enclose in a corral • arrange wagons so that they form a corral • gather and secure | ||||||||
crate | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a rugged box (usually made of wood); used for shipping • the quantity contained in a crate verb • put into a crate; as for protection | ||||||||
enclosure | nounn | |||||||
noun • a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose • the act of enclosing something inside something else • a naturally enclosed space • something (usually a supporting document) that is enclosed in an envelope with a covering letter | ||||||||
hutch | nounn | |||||||
noun • a cage (usually made of wood and wire mesh) for small animals • small crude shelter used as a dwelling | ||||||||
pen | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a writing implement with a point from which ink flows • an enclosure for confining livestock • a portable enclosure in which babies may be left to play • a correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes • female swan verb • produce a literary work | ||||||||
pound | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972) • 16 ounces avoirdupois • the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence • a unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy • the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters • the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters • the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters • formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence • the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters • the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents • a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec • a symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain) • a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs • the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows) verb • hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument • strike or drive against with a heavy impact • move heavily or clumsily • move rhythmically • partition off into compartments • shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits • place or shut up in a pound • break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle | ||||||||
prison | nounn | |||||||
noun • a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment • a prisonlike situation; a place of seeming confinement | ||||||||
stockade | nounn | |||||||
noun • fortification consisting of a fence made of a line of stout posts set firmly for defense • a penal camp where political prisoners or prisoners of war are confined (usually under harsh conditions) verb • surround with a stockade in order to fortify | ||||||||
batting cage | nounn | |||||||
noun • a movable screen placed behind home base to catch balls during batting practice | ||||||||
cage in | verbv | |||||||
verb • confine in a cage | ||||||||
john cage | nounn | |||||||
noun • United States composer of avant-garde music (1912-1992) | ||||||||
john milton cage jr. | nounn | |||||||
noun • United States composer of avant-garde music (1912-1992) |