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Crater

/ˈkɹeɪ.tə(ɹ)/

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

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📖 Definitions of "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.

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."

noun

1
An ancient Greek vessel for mixing water and wine.

🔄 Synonyms of "Crater"

2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
ventnoun	An opening through which gases, especially air, can pass.
volcanonoun	A vent or fissure on the surface of a planet (usually in a mountainous form) with a magma chamber attached to the mantle of a planet or moon, periodically erupting forth lava and volcanic gases onto the surface.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Crater"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
volcanonoun	A vent or fissure on the surface of a planet (usually in a mountainous form) with a magma chamber attached to the mantle of a planet or moon, periodically erupting forth lava and volcanic gases onto the surface.
ventnoun	An opening through which gases, especially air, can pass.
holenoun	A hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit; a dent; a depression; a fissure.
pitnoun	A hole in the ground.
mouthnoun	(anatomy) The front opening of a creature through which food is ingested.
vergenoun	An edge or border.
haleakalanoun	A large shield volcano in eastern Maui, Hawaii, USA.
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.
depressionnoun	(psychology, usually uncountable) A state of mind producing serious, long-term lowering of enjoyment of life or inability to visualize a happy future; any of several mental disorders with this state of mind as a central feature.
basinnoun	A depression, natural or artificial, containing water.
bowlnoun	A roughly hemispherical container used to hold, mix or present food, such as salad, fruit or soup, or other items.
hollownoun	An unfilled space in something solid; a cavity, natural or artificial.
calderanoun	(volcanology) A large crater formed by collapse of the cone or edifice of a volcano.
gougenoun	(transitive) To make a groove, hole, or mark in by scooping with or as if with a gouge.
dellnoun	A small, deep, and wooded valley or sunken area of ground, especially in the form of a natural hollow.
potholenoun	A shallow pit or other edged depression in a road's surface, especially when caused by erosion by weather or traffic.
sinkholenoun	(geology) A hole formed in soluble rock by the action of water, serving to conduct surface water to an underground passage.
concavitynoun	(uncountable) The state of being concave
dimplenoun	Specifically, a small natural depression on the skin, especially on the face near the corners of the mouth.
indentationnoun	(typography) The act of beginning a line or series of lines at a little distance within the flush line of the column or page, as in the common way of beginning the first line of a paragraph.