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cav·ern
 cavern
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- pronunciation:
- kae
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 rn
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a large cave.
- synonyms:
- cave, grotto
- similar words:
- cavity, cove, den, hollow, mine, underground
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
caverns, caverning, caverned |
| definition 1: |
to enclose, as in a cavern.
- synonyms:
- cellar, chamber
- similar words:
- bury, cloister, entomb, immure, inter
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| definition 2: |
to make hollow, as a cavern.
- synonyms:
- burrow, excavate, hollow out, tunnel
- similar words:
- cave
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