cage
US /keɪdʒ/
Definition
an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The bird escaped when someone left the door of the cage open.
Synonyms
- enclosurea structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose
- coopa farm building for housing poultry
Collocations
- Easy clean the pet bird cageto clean the pet bird cage, meaning to make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from
- Medium store expensive tools in security cageto store expensive tools in security cage, meaning to keep or lay aside for future use
- Hard live trapped in a gilded cageto live trapped in a gilded cage, meaning to inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of
- Very Hard rattle someone's cage deliberatelyto rattle someone's cage deliberately, meaning to make short successive sounds
Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.