cavern (redirected from caverns)

cav·ern  (kvrn)

n.

1. A large cave.

2. A large underground chamber, as in a cave.

tr.v. cav·erned, cav·ern·ing, cav·erns

1. To enclose in or as if in a cavern.

2. To hollow out.

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[Middle English caverne, from Old French, from Latin caverna, from cavus, hollow; see keu- in Indo-European roots.]

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cavern [ˈkæv^ən]

n

(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a cave, esp when large and formed by underground water, or a large chamber in a cave

vb (tr)

1. to shut in or as if in a cavern

2. to hollow out

[from Old French caverne, from Latin caverna, from cavus hollow; see cave¹]

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cavern  (kvrn)

A large cave.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cavern - any large dark enclosed space; "his eyes were dark caverns" natural enclosure, enclosure - a naturally enclosed space
	2.	cavern - a large cave or a large chamber in a cave cave - a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
Verb	1.	cavern - hollow out as if making a cavern cavern out core out, hollow out, hollow - remove the interior of; "hollow out a tree trunk"

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cavern

noun cave, hollow, grotto, underground chamber an enormous cavern, with caves running in all directions from it

Translations

cavern [ˈkævən] N → caverna f

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cavern [ˈkævə^rn] n → caverne f

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cavern

n → Höhle f

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cavern [ˈkævən] n → caverna

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cavern [ˈkævən] n → caverna

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cavern

n cavern [ˈkӕvən]

a large cave. grot, spelonk كَهْفٌ كَبير голяма пещера jeskyně (veliká) grotte; hule die Höhle σπήλαιο caverna koobas غار بزرگ luola caverne מְעֲרָה बड़ी गुफा špilja barlang gua besar stór hellir caverna 洞穴 큰 동굴 urvas (liela, dziļa) ala gua besar spelonk stor hule pieczara caverna cavernă большая пещера jaskyňa votlina pećina grotta, håla ถ้ำขนาดใหญ่ büyük mağara 大洞穴 печера ایک بڑی غار động 大洞穴

adj cavernous

huge and hollow a cavernous hole. spelonkagtig كَهْفي، كَبيرٌ ومُجَوَّف вдлъбнат rozsáhlý rummelig; mægtig tiefliegend σπηλαιώδης cavernoso haigutav غار مانند ammottava caverneux כְּמוֹ מְעֲרָה खोखला, कंदरामय pun špilja üreges luas, besar dan dalam gímaldslegur cavernoso ほら穴のような 동굴같은 žiojintis plašs; izdobts lubang gua besar spelonkachtig dyp og hul/rommelig przepastny cavernoso cavernos пещеристый jaskyňovitý votel dubok hålig ที่เป็นโพรงใหญ่และมืด mağara gibi 大且中空的 запалий غار نما như hang 多洞穴的