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cra·ter
 crater
- pronunciation:
- kreI
t
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- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb & intransitive verb
- features:
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a bowl-shaped depression with a raised rim, such as the mouth of a volcano or geyser, or the circular depressions on the surface of the moon, usu. with a mountain at their center.
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| definition 2: |
a similar depression in the surface of the earth or other heavenly bodies caused by the impact of falling meteorites or the explosion of a mine or bomb.
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| related words: |
bowl, cavity, hole, pit |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb & intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
cratered, cratering, craters |
| definition: |
to make craters in or become filled or marked with craters.
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| related words: |
pit |
| derivation: |
craterlike (adj.) |
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