Cavern Definition

kăvərn
caverns
noun
caverns
A cave, esp. a large cave.
Webster's New World
A large underground chamber, as in a cave.
American Heritage
verb
caverns
To enclose in or as in a cavern.
Webster's New World
To hollow out.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • cavern out

Other Word Forms of Cavern

Noun

Singular:
cavern
Plural:
caverns

Origin of Cavern

  • Middle English caverne from Old French from Latin caverna from cavus hollow keuə- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French caverne, from Latin caverna, from cavus (“hollow”).

    From Wiktionary

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