Cage

/keɪd͡ʒ/

Synonyms for "cage" (145 found)

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Closest matches (29)

Noun(9 words)

batting cagebirdcage birdcagescage compoundcapture confine confinement constrain coop

beleaguer beset besiege blockadebottle upboundbox inbox upchamber check cloisterclose incompass confine constrain contain coopcoop incoop up

Verb(1 words)

cage in

Strong matches (44)

Noun(10 words)

cooping coops cryptand curtail detention encloseenclosing actionenclosure enclosures ensnare

cordoncordon offcorkcork upcorral crate crib detain dish drive drove encage encircle enclose enclosure encompass enshrine envelop fencefence in

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gaol goad hedgehedge inhell hemhem inherd holdhold in custodyhold in restrainthole househouse in

Related words (72)

hutch immure impound imprison in incarcerate include inhibit jail keepkeep inkeep in custodykeep in detentionkennel lash leaguer limbo lock mewmew up

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penpen inpen uppenfold pinfoldplace of confinementpocket pound prickpunch cattlepurgatory quarantine railrail inreceptacle restrain restrictride herd onround upseal upshackle shepherd shrineshut inshut upspur stable stake surround wallwall inwhip wrangle wrap yardyard up

Noun(14 words)

hutch hutches immuring imprison kennels limitmolecular cagepen penning restrain restrict restriction snare trap

Verb(2 words)

kenneled mewed

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More general

16 entries

architecturebaseball equipmentcapture confine confinement constraint container detain enclosure limitation molecule net restraint restriction seizure structure

More specific

14 entries

bird cagebureaucratic constraintcalixarene captivity cavitand cryptand detentionfox cagehouse arrestmouse cagepet cagered taperegulatory constraintrodent cage

Collocations

10 entries

bird cagecage effectcage matchcage the animalcage the foxcage up the animalmetal cagemolecular cagepet cagewire cage

Inflections

3 entries

caged cages caging

Derivations

2 entries

cageable cager

Sample sentences

26 total sentences available.

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The lions are in the cage.

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The lion struggled to get out of his cage.

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The lion walked to and fro in its cage all day.

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He thought that it was like a bird cage.

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