cavern

Plural: caverns

Noun

any large dark enclosed space
- "his eyes were dark caverns"
a large cave or a large chamber in a cave
A large cave.
An underground chamber.
A large, dark place or space.

Verb

Verb Forms: caverned, caverning, caverns

To hollow out or form a large, deep cavity or chamber.
hollow out as if making a cavern
To form a cavern or deep depression in.
To put into a cavern.

Examples

a dark cavern of a shop
catacombs caverning the hillsides
The strategic play allowed him to CAVERN a new opening, despite the previously blocked board.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

cavern out, cave, hollow

Scrabble Score: 11

cavern: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
cavern: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
cavern: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

cavern: valid Words With Friends Word