cage
Zoo animal's home
A cage is a framework enclosure for animals.
Several things that look like this also get the name, like the wire mask that a baseball catcher wears, or the enclosure for the goal in hockey.
Cage is also an informal term for prison, because of its confining associations.
To cage is to confine in a cage or otherwise restrict activity or movement.
If you rattle someone’s cage, you annoy them, typically in a pestering and effective way.
Large enclosure for birds
- terrariumGlass-walled growing enclosure
- aquariumTank for keeping fish
- penInk-filled writing tool
- coopPoultry enclosure
corral · kennel · hutch · paddock · vivarium · menagerie · rabbit hutch · chicken coop
Confinement for offenders
- cellBasic unit of life
- jailDetention facility
- barsRods, taverns, or measures
- captivityState of being confined
imprisonment · lockup · restraint · shackles · chains · solitary · internment · isolation
Rods, taverns, or measures
- wireThin metallic conductor
- meshInterlocking open weave
- frameSupporting outer structure
- grateFramework of metal bars
lattice · grid · metal · door · latch · lock · hinge · perch
Boundary structure between properties
Device for catching prey
- captureTake into custody
- ensnareCatch by trickery
- entrapmentDefense against induced criminality
- baitLure for prey
lure · catch · net · pitfall · hunting · trapping · live trap · humane trap
Of the chest region
- chestRibcage region or strongbox
- sternumFlat chest bone
- vertebraeInterlocking bones of spine
- breastboneFlat anterior thoracic bone
aviary
Large enclosure for birds
coop · corral · kennel · hutch · paddock · vivarium · menagerie · rabbit hutch · chicken coop · dog crate
prison
Confinement for offenders
captivity · imprisonment · lockup · restraint · shackles · chains · solitary · internment · isolation · holding
bars
Rods, taverns, or measures
grate · lattice · grid · metal · door · latch · lock · hinge · perch · tray
fence
Boundary structure between properties
enclosure · protective · guard
snare
Device for catching prey
- captureTake into custody
- ensnareCatch by trickery
- entrapmentDefense against induced criminality
bait · lure · catch · net · pitfall · hunting · trapping · live trap · humane trap
thoracic
Of the chest region
breastbone · torso · thorax · skeletal · anatomy
hockey net
Scoring zone enclosure
- circuscircus, big top, clown, clowns, ringmaster
- prisonsprison, inmates, cells, prisons, prisoner
- barrierswalls, wall, fences, fence, barrier
- confinementcell, prison, jail, imprisonment, captivity
- dungeondungeon, oubliette, cell bars, torture chamber, chains
- elevatorselevator, elevators, elevator shaft, lift shaft, elevator doors
cagefreedom
Absence of constraint
liberty · free range · free · the wild · release
cageopen field
Unenclosed outdoor space
savanna · open range · prairie · open sky · meadow
- rib cageBony chest enclosure
- squirrel cageCylindrical rotating enclosure
- bird cageEnclosure for captive birds
- cage matchFight within barriers
- cage fighterEnclosed-arena combat sport athlete
- batting cagesEnclosed areas for hitting practice
caged, cages, birdcage, caging, ribcage, uncaged, encage, cageful, encaged