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The noun 'cave-in' is a singular, common, concrete, compound noun.

The compound noun 'cave-in' is made up of the verb 'cave' and the adverb 'in' to form a noun meaning the a place where the earth has collapsed or the collapse of a structure; a word for a thing.

The term 'cave in' can also be a verb+adverb or a noun+preposition, depending on use.

Examples:

The street was closed due to a sidewalk cave-in.(compound noun)

They refused to cave in to the workers demands. (verb+adverb)

The mummies were discovered in a cave in Chile. (noun+preposition)

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