Definition of VOLCANO

volcano

Plural: volcanoes, volcanos

Noun

  • An opening in Earth's crust ejecting molten rock and gases.
  • a fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt
  • a mountain formed by volcanic material
  • A vent or fissure on the surface of a planet (usually in a mountainous form) with a magma chamber attached to the mantle of a planet or moon, periodically erupting forth lava and volcanic gases onto the surface.
  • A kind of firework producing an upward plume of sparks.

Verb

  • to erupt; to burst forth

Examples

  • Building a seven-letter word on the triple-word score felt like a small linguistic volcano erupting.
  • Iceland's volcanoes are among the most active on Earth.

Origin / Etymology

From Italian vulcano, from Latin Vulcānus (“Vulcan, the Roman god of fire and metalworking”). Doublet of bolcane and Vulcan.

Synonyms

vent

Scrabble Score: 12

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

Words With Friends Score: 16

volcano: valid Words With Friends Word