crater

/ˈkɹeɪ.tə(ɹ)//ˈkɹeɪ.tɚ/

noun

  1. 1

    A hemispherical pit created by the impact of a meteorite or other object.

  2. 2

    The basin-like opening or mouth of a volcano, through which the chief eruption comes; similarly, the mouth of a geyser, about which a cone of silica is often built up.

  3. 3

    The pit left by the explosion of a mine or bomb.

  4. 4

    (by extension) Any large, roughly circular depression or hole.

Synonyms

verb

  1. 1

    To form craters in a surface (of a planet or moon).

  2. 2

    To collapse catastrophically; to become devastated or completely destroyed.

  3. 3

    To crash or fall.

    He cratered into that snow bank about five seconds after his first lesson.

noun

  1. 1

    An ancient Greek vessel for mixing water and wine.

noun

  1. 1

    A living being; an animal or (sometimes derogatory) a human.

    He's a creature of habit.   insects and other creatures
  2. 2

    A created thing, whether animate or inanimate; a creation.

  3. 3

    A being subservient to or dependent upon another.

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