Main Entry:: ¹cage
Pronunciation:: \ˈkāj\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin cavea cavity, cage, from cavus hollow — more at cave
Date:: 13th century

1: a box or enclosure having some openwork for confining or carrying animals (as birds)2 a: a barred cell for confining prisoners b: a fenced area for prisoners of war3: a framework serving as support <the steel cage of a skyscraper>4 a: an enclosure resembling a cage in form or purpose <a cashier's cage> b: an arrangement of atoms or molecules so bonded as to enclose a space in which another atom or ion (as of a metal) can reside5 a: batting cage b: a goal consisting of posts or a frame with a net attached (as in ice hockey)6: a large building containing an area for practicing outdoor sports and often adapted for indoor events

— cage·ful

\-ˌfu̇l\ noun

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