Definition of cavern
Nouns
any large dark enclosed space
"his eyes were dark caverns"
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enclosure, natural enclosure
a naturally enclosed space
a large cave or a large chamber in a cave
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Carlsbad Caverns
a group of caverns in southeastern New Mexico noted for their stalactites and stalagmites
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cave
a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
Verbs
hollow out as if making a cavern
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- cavern out
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core out, hollow, hollow out
remove the interior of
Vocabulary Lists for cavern
Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter" Chapters 8-15 »(708 words)
Vocabulary study list for Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The...
- premeditate
- symbolising
- abase
- discern
- endue
- Macbeth
- thane
- weird sister
- hautboy
- Duncan
Mark Twain's "Huckleberry Finn" Chapters 1-16 »(65 words)
Vocabulary study list for Mark Twain's "Huckleberry...
- raspy
- haggle
- rummage
- welt
- browse

