cavern

UK
/ˈkæv.ən/
US
/ˈkæv.ɚn/
cavernnoun
caverns
pl
UK
/ˈkæv.ən/
US
/ˈkæv.ɚn/
Translations
The explorers discovered a hidden cavern deep in the forest.
Исследователи обнаружили скрытую пещеру глубоко в лесу.
The artist painted a beautiful scene of a cavern by the sea.
Художник нарисовал красивую сцену грота у моря.
Definitions
A large cave or a large chamber in a cave.
The explorers ventured deep into the cavern, marveling at the stalactites hanging from the ceiling.
A large, dark, enclosed space or cavity.
The old warehouse was a cavern of forgotten machinery and dust.
cavernverb
caverned
Past Simple
caverned
Past Participle
caverning
Gerund
UK
/ˈkæv.ən/
US
/ˈkæv.ɚn/
Definitions
To hollow out; to form or shape into a cave or cavity.
Over centuries, the river caverned the soft limestone, creating spectacular underground chambers.
To enclose or confine in or as if in a cavern.
The miners were caverned within the mountain after the collapse.
cavernadjective
more cavern
Comp.
most cavern
Super.
Attributive use before another noun (e.g., "cavern system")
Definitions
Relating to or situated in a cavern; resembling a cavern.
Cavern fauna often exhibit unique adaptations to perpetual darkness.