CAVERN

cavern

(noun) a large cave or a large chamber in a cave

cavern

(noun) any large dark enclosed space; “his eyes were dark caverns”

cavern, cavern out

(verb) hollow out as if making a cavern

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

cavern (plural caverns)

A large cave.

An underground chamber.

Verb

cavern (third-person singular simple present caverns, present participle caverning, simple past and past participle caverned)

(transitive) To form a cavern or deep depression in.

(transitive) To put into a cavern.

Anagrams

• Craven, carven, craven

Source: Wiktionary


Cav"ern, n. Etym: [L. caverna, fr. cavus hollow: cf. F. caverne.]

Definition: A large, deep, hollow place in the earth; a large cave.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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