cavern.
A large cave.
Meaning & usage
A large cave.
An underground chamber.
A large, dark place or space.
a dark cavern of a shop
Where this word comes from
From Middle English caverne, borrowing from Old French caverne, from Latin caverna (“hollow, cavity, cave”), from cavus (“hollow, excavated, concave”).
To form a cavern or deep depression in.
catacombs caverning the hillsides
To put into a cavern.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English caverne, borrowing from Old French caverne, from Latin caverna (“hollow, cavity, cave”), from cavus (“hollow, excavated, concave”).
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