cavern

Definition of cavern

Nouns

any large dark enclosed space
"his eyes were dark caverns"
Type of:
enclosure, natural enclosure
a naturally enclosed space
a large cave or a large chamber in a cave
Examples:
Carlsbad Caverns
a group of caverns in southeastern New Mexico noted for their stalactites and stalagmites
Type of:
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
Synonyms:
cavern out
Type of:
core out, hollow, hollow out
remove the interior of

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Words that contain cavern

Carlsbad Caverns
 Carlsbad Caverns National Park
 cavern out
 cavernous
 cavernous sinus
 sinus cavernosus