cavern

Meaning

Noun

1. A large cave.
2. An underground chamber.
3. A large, dark place or space.

Verb

1. (transitive) To form a cavern or deep depression in.
2. (transitive) To put into a cavern.

Synonyms

cave

grotto

hole

🕳️

hollow

cavity

den

tunnel

hollow out

crevice

chamber

cavern out

enclosed space

engrave

gouge

groove

grot

hiding-place

incise

inscribe

labyrinth

lair

lumen

maze

nest

niche

pit

pitfall

recess

room

rout

slot

trench

valley

hole in the ground

subterranean hole

rocky cave

barrelhouse

cavitas

bluff

bore

burrow

carve

cell

character

chase

chip

chisel

cove

Translations

caverne

caverna

caverna

Höhle

caverna

grotte

grot

caverna

hol

🕳️

antro

cueva

grotta

krocht

mağara

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkav.ən/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: caverne

In summary

From Middle English caverne, borrowing from Old French caverne, from Latin caverna (“hollow, cavity, cave”), from cavus (“hollow, excavated, concave”).