Need another word that means the same as “cavern”? Find 9 synonyms and 30 related words for “cavern” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Cavern” are: large cave, grotto, hollow, cavity, underground chamber, gallery, tunnel, dugout, cavern out
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “cavern” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| cavity | Soft decayed area in a tooth; progressive decay can lead to the death of a tooth. The abdominal cavity. |
| dugout | An underground air-raid or nuclear shelter. The German gun crews kept in their dugouts. |
| gallery | A porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed. Shooting gallery. |
| grotto | A small picturesque cave, especially an artificial one in a park or garden. Visits to Father Christmas s grotto. |
| hollow | A depression hollowed out of solid matter. The village nestles in a hollow on the edge of the New Forest. |
| large cave | A garment size for a large person. |
| tunnel | A long, half-cylindrical enclosure used to protect plants, made of clear plastic stretched over hoops. The tunnel mouth. |
| underground chamber | An electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “cavern” as a verb can have the following definitions:
| cavern out | Hollow out as if making a cavern. |
| abode | A place of residence; a house or home. My humble abode. |
| burrow | Hide underneath or press close to something. The child burrowed deeper into the bed. |
| cave | Hollow out as if making a cave or opening. They say they cave for the adventure challenge and physical exercise. |
| clandestine | Conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods. Clandestine intelligence operations. |
| concealed | Not accessible to view. Concealed or hidden damage. |
| covert | A flock of coots. Covert actions by the CIA. |
| dark | Used of color having a dark hue. Both my father and I are very dark. |
| darkness | Wickedness or evil. Moments of darkness were rare. |
| den | A wild mammal s hidden home a lair. A female mink had set up her den there. |
| dim | Made dim or less bright. A dim figure in the dark kitchen. |
| disguised | Having its true character concealed with the intent of misleading. The disguised form of aggression available to the powerless against the powerful. |
| dripstone | Rock deposited by precipitation from dripping water, such as that which forms stalactites and stalagmites. |
| dusky | Used in names of animals with dark coloration e g dusky dolphin dusky warbler. The dusky night rides down the sky And ushers in the morn. |
| furtive | Secret and sly or sordid. The look in his eyes became furtive. |
| grotto | A small cave (usually with attractive features. Visits to Father Christmas s grotto. |
| hermitage | A major art museum in St Petersburg, Russia, containing among its collections those begun by Catherine the Great. |
| hidden | Not accessible to view. Hidden dangers. |
| lair | A secret or private place in which a person, especially a criminal or enemy, takes refuge. The hero goes off to find the dragon s lair. |
| limestone | A sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium that was deposited by the remains of marine animals. |
| obscure | Make obscure or unclear. A relatively obscure actor. |
| pool | Something resembling a pool of liquid. He stood in a pool of light. |
| secretive | (of a state or activity) characterized by the concealment of intentions and information. Secretive deals. |
| stalactite | A tapering structure hanging like an icicle from the roof of a cave, formed of calcium salts deposited by dripping water. |
| stalagmite | A cylinder of calcium carbonate projecting upward from the floor of a limestone cave. |
| stealthy | Behaving or done in a cautious and surreptitious manner, so as not to be seen or heard. Stealthy footsteps. |
| subterranean | Lying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed (especially being kept in the background or deliberately concealed)- Bertrand Russell. The terrors and hazards of subterranean exploration. |
| surreptitious | Conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods. Low wages were supplemented by surreptitious payments from tradesmen. |
| ulterior | Lying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed (especially being kept in the background or deliberately concealed. Could there be an ulterior motive behind his request. |
| undercover | Involving secret work within a community or organization, especially for the purposes of police investigation or espionage. An undercover investigation. |
| underground | A member of an underground political group or movement. Many were forced to go underground by the government. |
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