Das englische Wort für Höhle ist
cave

Englische Definition

Übersetzungen für Höhle und ihre Definitionen

hollow	©
1. Adjektiv:
2. [1] hohl, ausgehöhlt
3. [2] von Personen:
4.   [2.1] das Gefühl: innerlich leer
5.   [2.2] von äußerlichen Merkmalen [Wangen, Augen/Blick]: eingefallen, betrübt
6. [3] Klang eines Tones: hohl, dumpf
7. [4] übertragen, abwertend: wertlos, bedeutungslos, unbedeutend
8. [5] [Angaben wie Versprechen, Komplimente] eigentlich falsch, nicht richtig
9. Substantiv:
10. [1] unausgefüllter Innenraum; Hohlraum
11. [2] ein abgesenkter Bereich, der Platz bietet; Höhle, Grube
12. [3] Geographie: Tal, Senke
13. Verb:
14. [1] (transitiv) etwas aushöhlen

hollow	©
1. subst. A small valley between mountains.
He built himself a cabin in a hollow high up in the Rockies.
2. subst. A sunken area or unfilled space in something solid; a cavity, natural or artificial.
the hollow of the hand or of a tree
3. subst. (US) A sunken area.
4. subst. (figuratively) A feeling of emptiness.
a hollow in the pit of one's stomach
5. subst. An exercise in which one lies on one's back with legs and head in the air and arms in the air extended above the head
6. v. to make a hole in something; to excavate
7. adj. (of something solid) Having an empty space or cavity inside.
a hollow tree; a hollow sphere
8. adj. (of a sound) Distant, eerie; echoing, reverberating, as if in a hollow space; dull, muffled; often low-pitched.
He let out a hollow moan.
9. adj. (figuratively) Without substance; having no real or significant worth; meaningless.
a hollow victory
10. adj. (figuratively) Insincere, devoid of validity; specious.
a hollow promise
11. adj. concave; gaunt; sunken.
12. adj. (gymnastics) pertaining to hollow body position
13. adv. (colloquial) Completely, as part of the phrase beat hollow or beat all hollow.
14. v. To urge or call by shouting; to hollo.
15. interj. alternative form of hollo

cave
1. Substantiv:
2. [1] Höhle
[1] Some animals are living in caves.
Manche Tiere leben in Höhlen.

cave
1. subst. A large, naturally-occurring cavity formed underground or in the face of a cliff or a hillside.
We found a cave on the mountainside where we could take shelter.
2. subst. A hole, depression, or gap in earth or rock, whether natural or man-made.
3. subst. A storage cellar, especially for wine or cheese.
This wine has been aged in our cave for thirty years.
4. subst. A place of retreat, such as a man cave.
My room was a cozy cave where I could escape from my family.
5. subst. (caving) A naturally-occurring cavity in bedrock which is large enough to be entered by an adult.
It was not strictly a cave, but a narrow fissure in the rock.
6. subst. (nuclear physics) A shielded area where nuclear experiments can be carried out.
7. subst. (drilling) Debris, particularly broken rock, which falls into a drill hole and interferes with drilling.
8. subst. (mining) A collapse or cave-in.
9. subst. (figuratively, also slang) The vagina.
10. subst. (slang) A group that breaks from a larger political party or faction on a particular issue.
11. subst. (obsolete) Any hollow place, or part; a cavity.
12. subst. (programming) A code cave.
13. v. To surrender.
He caved under pressure.
14. v. To collapse.
First the braces buckled, then the roof began to cave, then we ran.
15. v. To hollow out or undermine.
The levee has been severely caved by the river current.
16. v. To engage in the recreational exploration of caves; to spelunk.
I have caved from Yugoslavia to Kentucky.
Let's go caving this weekend.
17. v. (mining) In room-and-pillar mining, to extract a deposit of rock by breaking down a pillar which had been holding it in place.
The deposit is caved by knocking out the posts.
18. v. (mining, obsolete) To work over tailings to dress small pieces of marketable ore.
19. v. (obsolete) To dwell in a cave.
20. interj. (UK, public school slang) look out!; beware!

den	©
1. Höhle, Bau

den	©
1. subst. A small cavern or hollow place in the side of a hill, or among rocks; especially, a cave used by a wild animal for shelter or concealment.
a den of robbers
Daniel was put into the lions’ den.
2. subst. A squalid or wretched place; a haunt.
a den of vice
an opium den; a gambling den
3. subst. A comfortable room not used for formal entertaining.
4. subst. (Scotland) A narrow glen; a ravine; a dell.
5. v. (reflexive) To ensconce or hide oneself in (or as in) a den.

lair	©
1. Bau, Höhle

lair	©
1. subst. A place inhabited by a wild animal, often a cave or a hole in the ground.
2. subst. (figuratively) A place inhabited by a criminal or criminals, a superhero or a supervillain.
3. subst. (British) A bed or resting place.
4. subst. (Scotland) A grave; a cemetery plot.
5. v. (Britain) To rest; to dwell
6. v. (Britain) To lay down.
7. v. (Britain) To bury.
8. subst. (Scotland) A bog; a mire.
9. v. (transitive, Scotland) To mire.
10. v. (intransitive, Scotland) To become mired.

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