cage

  • 51cage — [[t]keɪdʒ[/t]] n. v. caged, cag•ing 1) a boxlike enclosure with wires, bars, or the like, for confining birds or animals 2) a prison 3) a cagelike enclosure for a cashier or bank teller 4) an elevator car 5) min a similar enclosure for raising… …

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  • 52cage — narvas statusas Aprobuotas sritis žemės ūkio inžinerinė plėtra ir techninė pažanga apibrėžtis Uždaras įrenginys gyvūnams laikyti, kurio šonus, viršų ir apačią sudaro tinklas, strypai su tarpais arba sienelės. atitikmenys: angl. cage; pen vok.… …

    Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • 53cage — narvas statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. cage vok. Käfig, m rus. клетка, f pranc. cage, f …

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  • 54cage — nf. zhèzha, zhèva (Combe Si.), kaja (Saxel.002), kazhe (Albanais, Arvillard, Thônes, Villards Thônes), R.2. A1) cage tressée avec des rameaux de clématite : zhélye nf. (Trévignin), R. zyâbla <clématite> >< R.2. A2) cage faite de… …

    Dictionnaire Français-Savoyard

  • 55cage — [13] English acquired cage via Old French cage from Latin cavea, which meant ‘enclosure for animals, such as a coop, hive, or stall’, and also ‘dungeon’. This is usually referred to Latin cavus ‘hollow’, from which English gets cave and cavern,… …

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  • 56cage — 1. noun /keɪdʒ/ a) an enclosure made of bars b) the passenger compartment of a lift 2. verb /keɪdʒ/ a) to put into a cage b) To track individual responses to …

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  • 57cage — 1. An enclosure made partly or completely of open work and commonly used to house animals. 2. A structure resembling such an enclosure. [M.E., fr. O.Fr., fr. L. cavea, hollow, stall] thoracic c. [TA] the skeleton of the thorax consisting of the… …

    Medical dictionary

  • 58Cage — A term used to describe the department of a brokerage firm that receives and distributes physical securities. A reference mainly used by industry workers, the cage is like a vault where all certificates and bonds are held in physical form …

    Investment dictionary

  • 59cage — noun Cage is used after these nouns: ↑bird, ↑rib, ↑wire …

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  • 60Cage — Ca|ge [ka:ʒə] die; , n <aus fr. cage »Käfig, Vogelbauer«> (veraltet) 1. Rädergehäuse einer Uhr. 2. Krinoline, Reifrock …

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