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US/keɪdʒ/
UK/keɪdʒ/
a box or room made of metal bars or wire, used for keeping birds or animals
In context
My grandfather keeps two songbirds in a bamboo cage on the balcony.
Animal groups want the zoo to stop keeping bears in small cages.
Someone left the cage door open and the rabbit escaped.
Words that go with cage
noun + noun
- bird cageAn old bird cage hung above the café entrance as decoration.
- cage doorThe keeper closed the cage door carefully behind him.
verb + preposition
- in a cageIt's cruel to keep a large dog in a cage all day.
adjective + noun
- small cageThe parrot looked unhappy in such a small cage.
- metal cageThe dogs were transported in metal cages on the back of a truck.
Common mistakes
Incorrect:
We keep our chickens in a cage behind the house.Correct: We keep our chickens in a coop behind the house.