📖 Definitions of "Cavern"
noun
- 1
A large cave.
- 2
An underground chamber.
verb
- 1
To form a cavern or deep depression in.
"catacombs caverning the hillsides"
- 2
To put into a cavern.
🔄 Synonyms of "Cavern"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| cavern outverb | hollow out as if making a cavern |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Cavern"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| cavern outverb | hollow out as if making a cavern |
| antrenoun | (archaic) Cavern; cave. |
| grottonoun | A small cave. |
| cave-innoun | The act of something collapsing or caving in. |
| cavenoun | A large, naturally-occurring cavity formed underground or in the face of a cliff or a hillside. |
| holenoun | A 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. |
| hollownoun | An unfilled space in something solid; a cavity, natural or artificial. |
| grotnoun | (slang, uncountable) Any unpleasant substance or material. |
| burrownoun | A tunnel or hole, often as dug by a small creature. |
| potholenoun | A 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. |
| chambernoun | A room or set of rooms, particularly: |
| vaultnoun | An arched masonry structure supporting and forming a ceiling, whether freestanding or forming part of a larger building. |
| tunnelnoun | An underground or underwater passage. |
| dennoun | A comfortable room not used for formal entertaining. |
| lairnoun | A place inhabited by a wild animal, often a cave or a hole in the ground. |
| cryptnoun | An underground vault. |
| subterranenoun | Synonym of subterranean. |
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