noun · verb · 13 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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UK:kăsh
UK:/kæʃ/
Australian, US:kăsh
Australian, US:kāsh
Australian, US:/kæʃ/
Australian, US:/keɪʃ/
Australian, US:
UK:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
US:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
Canada:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
US:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
rhymes with -æʃ
rhymes with -eɪʃ
homophone: cash
homophone: cachet (for the proscribed pronunciation)
Australian:/kæɪʃ/
Australia:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
CMU ARPABET:K AE1 SH
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:K AE0 SH EY1
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A store, protected and often hidden in some way, of things that may be required in the future, such that they can be retrieved rapidly.
Such a store of physical supplies, placed by humans or other animals for practical reasons.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Near-synonym: stash
Members of the 29-man Discovery team laid down caches to allow the polar team to travel light, hopping from cache to cache on their return journey.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: stash
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A store, protected and often hidden in some way, of things that may be required in the future, such that they can be retrieved rapidly.
A fast temporary storage where recently or frequently used information is stored to avoid having to reload it from a slower storage medium.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
verb
Meaning 7
To participate in geocaching.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
8
verb
Meaning 8
To hide or seek a geocache.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
9
verb
Meaning 9
to store up, stockpile
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
10
noun
Meaning 10
a hidden storage space (for money or provisions or weapons)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: storage space
11
noun
Meaning 11
(computer science) RAM memory that is set aside as a specialized buffer storage that is continually updated; used to optimize data transfers between system elements with different characteristics
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: memory cache
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: buffer, buffer storage, buffer store
Narrower terms: disk cache
12
noun
Meaning 12
a secret store of valuables or money
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: hoard, stash
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: store, stock, fund
13
verb
Meaning 13
save up as for future use
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
