cavern

ˈkævən

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Definition of cavern - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

geologylarge natural underground chamber

The explorers discovered a cavern filled with stalactites.

cave

grotto

hollow

metaphorlarge dark enclosed space

The warehouse was a cavern of shadows and echoes.

chamber

hollow

vault

Verb

tr.

geology

Rare

form a large cave in something

Rare

The river slowly caverned the limestone beneath the mountain..

excavate

hollow

tunnel

enclosing

Rare

enclose as if in a large cave

Rare

The dense forest caverned the small village.

encase

enclose

surround

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large natural underground chamber

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cavern out

create a large hollow space like a cavern

The miners caverned out a new tunnel.

Origin of cavern

Latin, cavus (hollow)

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blue hole

geography

large marine cavern or sinkhole

hypogeum

architecture

underground room or cavern

cavernous

adj.

large space

resembling a cavern in size or atmosphere

cavern out

hollowing

create a large hollow space like a cavern

Examples of cavern in a sentence

Bats flew out of the dark cavern at dusk.
The basement felt like a cavern of silence.
Her mind was a cavern of forgotten memories.
Over centuries, the ocean waves caverned the coastal cliffs.
The relentless wind caverned the sandstone into intricate shapes.
The mountains caverned the hidden valley.

Tall buildings caverned the narrow streets.

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French:caverne, caverniser, ...
German:Höhle, höhlen, ...
Italian:caverna, scavare, ...
Spanish:caverna, cavar, ...
Portuguese:caverna, escavar, ...
Chinese:大洞穴, 形成洞穴, ...
Japanese:洞窟, 洞窟を形成する, ...
Arabic:كَهْف, نَحَتَ, ...
Hebrew:מְעָרָה, לְחַצֵּב, ...
Russian:пещера, высекать, ...
Ukrainian:печера, висікати, ...
Hindi:गुफा, गुफा बनाना, ...
Bengali:গুহা, গুহা তৈরি করা, ...
Catalan:caverna, cavar, ...
Czech:jeskyně, vydlabat, ...
Danish:grotte, danne en hule, ...
Dutch:grot, uitgraven, ...
Greek:σπηλιά, σχηματίζω σπηλιά, ...
Hungarian:barlang, kivájni, ...
Khmer:រូងភ្នំធំ, បង្កើតរូងភ្នំធំមួយនៅក្នុងវត្ថុអ្វីមួយ, ...
Korean:동굴, 동굴을 만들다, ...
Persian:غار, غار ساختن, ...
Polish:jaskinia, wydrążyć, ...
Portuguese (BR):caverna, escavar, ...
Romanian:peșteră, a săpa, ...
Swedish:grotta, urholka, ...
Thai:ถ้ำ, กัดเซาะจนเป็นถ้ำ, ...
Turkish:mağara, mağara oluşturmak, ...
Vietnamese:hang động, tạo thành hang động, ...

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