cage B1 Topic:Actions & Processes US /keɪd͡ʒ/ See IPA manual Freq #3215 Meanings 1 noun A container made of bars or wire for keeping animals or birds. We keep a small bird in a cage at home. 2 verb To put or keep an animal in a cage. The lion was caged at the back of the zoo. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 verb · to put or keep an animal in... cage in Word family Forms cagedcagelikecagescaging Derived forms bird-cagebirdcagebone-cagecage-freecagebellecagebirdcagefulcagelesscagelikecagelingcagematecager Common collocations rib cage Noun + noun Etymology AI details From Middle English cage, from Old French cage, from Latin cavea. Doublet of cadge and cavea and related to jail. cage Middle English cavea Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Actions & Processes External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # cage **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** noun, verb **IPA (US):** /keɪd͡ʒ/ **Frequency rank:** 3215 ## Meanings 1. A container made of bars or wire for keeping animals or birds. 2. To put or keep an animal in a cage. ## Examples - We keep a small bird in a cage at home. - The lion was caged at the back of the zoo. ## Derived Forms - bird-cage - birdcage - bone-cage - cage-free - cagebelle - cagebird - cageful - cageless - cagelike - cageling - cagemate - cager ## Roots and Affixes - Root: cage - Root: cavea ## Etymology From Middle English cage, from Old French cage, from Latin cavea. Doublet of cadge and cavea and related to jail. ## AI Etymology Cage comes from Middle English cage, from Old French cage, from Latin cavea. Doublet of cadge and cavea and related to jail. ## Topics - Actions & Processes markdown