crater
noun
- 1
A hemispherical pit created by the impact of a meteorite or other object.
- 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
The pit left by the explosion of a mine or bomb.
- 4
(by extension) Any large, roughly circular depression or hole.
Synonyms
verb
- 1
To form craters in a surface (of a planet or moon).
- 2
To collapse catastrophically; to become devastated or completely destroyed.
- 3
To crash or fall.
“He cratered into that snow bank about five seconds after his first lesson.”
Synonyms
noun
- 1
An ancient Greek vessel for mixing water and wine.
noun
- 1
A living being; an animal or (sometimes derogatory) a human.
“He's a creature of habit. insects and other creatures”
- 2
A created thing, whether animate or inanimate; a creation.
- 3
A being subservient to or dependent upon another.
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