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
- 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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