cavern

Meanings

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

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

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

cave, cavern out, hollow

Scrabble Score: 11

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

Words With Friends Score: 14

cavern is a valid Words With Friends word