cage

¹cage

noun \ˈkāj\

Definition of CAGE

1

: a box or enclosure having some openwork for confining or carrying animals (as birds)

2

a : a barred cell for confining prisoners b : a fenced area for prisoners of war

3

: a framework serving as support <the steel cage of a skyscraper>

4

a : an enclosure resembling a cage in form or purpose <a cashier's cage> b : an arrangement of atoms or molecules so bonded as to enclose a space in which another atom or ion (as of a metal) can reside

5

a : batting cage b : a goal consisting of posts or a frame with a net attached (as in ice hockey)

6

: a large building containing an area for practicing outdoor sports and often adapted for indoor events

— cage·ful \-ˌfu̇l\ noun

Examples of CAGE

1. <the dogs and cats at the animal shelter looked so sad in their cages>

Origin of CAGE

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin cavea cavity, cage, from cavus hollow — more at cave

First Known Use: 13th century

Related to CAGE

Synonyms: coop, corral, hutch, pen, pound

Related Words: kennel, run; kraal, stockade; cote, dovecote (also dovecot), henhouse; fold, sheepfold; pigpen; aquarium, terrarium; live-box; fence

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Rhymes with CAGE

age, gage, Gage, gauge, mage, page, rage, sage, stage, swage, wage