Cavern

Word CAVERN
Character 6
Hyphenation cav ern
Pronunciations /ˈkæv.ən/

Definitions and meanings of "Cavern"

What do we mean by cavern?

A large cave. noun

A large underground chamber, as in a cave. noun

To enclose in or as if in a cavern. transitive verb

To hollow out. transitive verb

A large natural cavity under the surface of the earth; a cave; a den. noun

To hollow out; form like a cave by excavating: with out.

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

A large cave. noun

An underground chamber. noun

Hollow out as if making a cavern verb

Any large dark enclosed space noun

A large cave or a large chamber in a cave noun

A large cave.

An underground chamber.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Cavern

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The word "cavern" in example sentences

We have lights with us and there are lights on the walls, but still some of the cavern is shadowed by darkness. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The word cavern does not convey any idea of this immense space; words of human tongue are inadequate to describe the discoveries of him who ventures into the deep abysses of earth. ❋ Unknown (2003)

"Where is his mountain cavern, and how can I reach it?" ❋ Unknown (1910)

"Go to my mountain cavern," he commanded, "and bring me a sack of my buried treasure." ❋ Unknown (1910)

Be careful, now, the floor of this cavern is several feet below the opening. ❋ Unknown (1888)

The dome of one cavern is three hundred and fifty-five feet from floor to roof. ❋ Isabella Lucy (1883)

At length they gained the height, where the roar of the cascade was distinctly heard, at which Ella gave an exclamation of joy; they were so near home, as she called the cavern, for from the description of old Archy, in her childish fancy, she pictured it as a very desirable place. ❋ Emily Catharine Pierson (1851)

The entrance to the cavern is by a steep descent: from the irregular manner in which the skulls lie, it appears, that the bodies were thrown down carelessly; and I am confirmed in this opinion, by observing, that though the cavern extends one hundred and thirty feet, there are no bones farther in than a body thrown from the aperture would have fallen; none of the smaller bones remain. ❋ Unknown (1797)

My cavern is the best bat observation area anyone has ever discovered. ❋ Dr. Barry Leed (2010)

Decorated with piles of rotting bodies and infested with vermin, the cavern was a fitting hovel for the monster within. ❋ Kresley Cole (2010)

The only sound in the cavern was the flowing water, which had slowed again to a trickle. ❋ Victor Gischler (2009)

The cavern was a fully functional docking facility that looked like it could handle most medium-sized vessels, the sea lapping at its single long quay. ❋ Mark Walden (2009)

The cavern was a warren of high-tech chambers, from what BElanna could see, devoted primarily to scientific research. ❋ Kirsten Beyer (2009)

Cross Reference for Cavern

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