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Cavern

/ˈkæv.ən/

A large cave.

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noun
  1. 1

    A large cave.

  2. 2

    An underground chamber.

verb
  1. 1

    To form a cavern or deep depression in.

    "catacombs caverning the hillsides"

  2. 2

    To put into a cavern.

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cavern outverbhollow out as if making a cavern

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cavern outverbhollow out as if making a cavern
antrenoun(archaic) Cavern; cave.
grottonounA small cave.
cave-innounThe act of something collapsing or caving in.
cavenounA large, naturally-occurring cavity formed underground or in the face of a cliff or a hillside.
holenounA hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit; a dent; a depression; a fissure.
cavitynoun(dentistry) A small or large hole in a tooth caused by caries; often also a soft area adjacent to the hole also affected by caries.
hollownounAn unfilled space in something solid; a cavity, natural or artificial.
grotnoun(slang, uncountable) Any unpleasant substance or material.
burrownounA tunnel or hole, often as dug by a small creature.
potholenounA shallow pit or other edged depression in a road's surface, especially when caused by erosion by weather or traffic.
nichenoun(by extension) Any position of opportunity for which one is well-suited, such as a particular market in business.
recessnoun(countable) A depressed, hollow, or indented space; also, a hole or opening.
chambernounA room or set of rooms, particularly:
vaultnounAn arched masonry structure supporting and forming a ceiling, whether freestanding or forming part of a larger building.
tunnelnounAn underground or underwater passage.
dennounA comfortable room not used for formal entertaining.
lairnounA place inhabited by a wild animal, often a cave or a hole in the ground.
cryptnounAn underground vault.
subterranenounSynonym of subterranean.

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