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cav·ern
(kăv′ərn)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.
[Middle English caverne, from Old French, from Latin caverna, from cavus, hollow; see keuə- in Indo-European roots.]
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cavern
(ˈkævən)n
(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
[C14: from Old French caverne, from Latin caverna, from cavus hollow; see cave1]
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cav•ern
(ˈkæv ərn)n.
1. a cave, esp. one that is large and mostly underground.
v.t. 2. to enclose in or as if in a cavern.
3. to form a cavern of (often fol. by out).
[1325–75; Middle English caverne < Latin caverna=cav(us) hollow + -erna, as in cisterna cistern]
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cavern
Past participle: caverned
Gerund: caverning
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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 |
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cavern
noun cave, hollow, grotto, underground chamber an enormous cavern, with caves running in all directions from it
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cavern
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Translations
كَهْفٌ كَبير
jeskyně
grottehule
luola
stór hellir
žiojintis
ala
grottajordkula
büyük mağara
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
cavern
n → Höhle f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
cavern
(ˈkӕvən) noun a large cave.
ˈcavernous adjective huge and hollow. a cavernous hole.
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cav·ern
n. caverna, cavidad patológica.
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