cavern

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English caverne, borrowing from Old French caverne, from Latin caverna (“hollow, cavity, cave”), from cavus (“hollow, excavated, concave”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) enPR: kăv'ən, IPA(key): /ˈkav.ən/, /ˈkav.n̩/ (General American) enPR: kăv'ərn, IPA(key): /ˈkæv.ɚn/, /ˈkæv.ɹən/ Rhymes: -ævə(ɹ)n === Noun === cavern (plural caverns) A large cave. An underground chamber. A large, dark place or space. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === cavern (third-person singular simple present caverns, present participle caverning, simple past and past participle caverned) (transitive) To form a cavern or deep depression in. Synonyms: hollow, cave (transitive) To put into a cavern. === References === “cavern”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “cavern”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. === Anagrams === Craven, carven, craven