Antonyms for cage


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : keyj
Phonetic Transcription : keɪdʒ


Definition of cage

Origin :
  • early 13c., from Old French cage "cage, prison; retreat, hideout" (12c.), from Latin cavea "hollow place, enclosure for animals, coop, hive, stall, dungeon, spectators' seats in the theater" (cf. Italian gabbia "basket for fowls, coop;" see cave (n.)).
  • noun enclosure with bars
  • verb hold in enclosure
Example sentences :
  • After the incident of the birds and cage, my sagacity was for some time at fault.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • Stevie prowled round the table like an excited animal in a cage.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
  • I opened the door of his cage and, snatching the puppy, fled.
  • Extract from : « A Woman Tenderfoot » by Grace Gallatin Seton-Thompson
  • Squirrels shouldn't swim, and if I can catch it I will put it in a cage.
  • Extract from : « Fair Margaret » by H. Rider Haggard
  • He paced the chamber like a beast in a cage, hissing out the words in his anger.
  • Extract from : « Casanova's Homecoming » by Arthur Schnitzler
  • No one would open the cage, and it was carried out into the garden.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • But he still lived a public life, in a cage, surrounded by curious men.
  • Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London
  • So thoughtful of him to bring his cage along with him so I could trap him inside it!
  • Extract from : « The Bluff of the Hawk » by Anthony Gilmore
  • The awful fact is beyond a doubt,The cage was open, and Dick flew out.
  • Extract from : « Harper's Young People, October 26, 1880 » by Various
  • Well, if the Coupeaus wanted to keep her in the future, they must shut her up in a cage.
  • Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola

Synonyms for cage

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