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cave

How many syllables in cave?

  1 syllable

Divide cave into syllables:   cave
Syllable stress:   cave
How to pronounce cave:   keyv
How to say cave:

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Synonyms for cave


1 syllable
  • den
    2 syllables
    • cavern
    • grotto
    • crater
    • pothole
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    What rhymes with cave

    1 syllable
    • brave
    • crave
    • fave
    • glaive
    • knave
    • nave
    • quave
    • save
    • slave
    • they've
    • Wave
    • clave
    • dave
    • gave
    • grave
    • lave
    • pave
    • rave
    • shave
    • stave
    • waive
    • wave
    2 syllables
    • behave
    • deprave
    • enslave
    • quavemire
    • concave
    • engrave
    • forgave
    • shortwave
    3 syllables
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