Reblogged from Neel Anil Panicker:
A cavern, grotto, hollow, cavity, pothole, underground chamber, gallery, tunnel, dugout.
When it comes to the word cave there indeed is no shortage of synonyms.
What then is a cave? A hollow or natural passage under or into the earth, especially one with an opening to the surface.
This was one definition that really resonated with me. Kind of rings a bell. In a good way, that is.
There is something very medieval, prehistoric about a cave. The very mention of the word draws out our innate primal instincts.
All of us relate to it in a raw, elemental, passionate sort of way, don’t we?
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