cavern

Meanings

• noun

  A large natural underground space, often having a room or several rooms and formed by the collapse of a part of a mountain or a cave.

  - "The explorers discovered a cavern filled with precious gems."
  - "Bats live in the dark caverns of caves."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with cavern
chamber , clamber , slamber

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Variants

List of all variants of cavern that leads to same result
cavern , caverns , caverned , caverning

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Etymology

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From Old French caverne, from Latin caverna, from cavus hollow.

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Trivia

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1. The largest known cavern in the world is Son Doong in Vietnam, which is large enough to house a 40-story building.

2. Caverns are often formed when an underground river dissolves the surrounding limestone or other soluble rock.

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Related Concepts

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1. cave: A cavern is a larger version of a cave.

2. grotto: A grotto is a small cavern, often ornamental and man-made.

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Culture

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Caverns have been significant in human history for various reasons. They have served as shelters, places of worship, and even homes. In literature and art, caverns are often depicted as mysterious and magical places.

How to Memorize "cavern"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a large, dark space with stalactites hanging from the ceiling and a crystal-clear lake in the center.
   - Visualize the entrance to the cavern, perhaps a small hole in the ground, surrounded by lush greenery.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'cavern' with 'hollow', 'underground', and 'large space'.
   - Think of a bat's home when you hear the word 'cavern'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a sentence: 'Caverns are huge hollow spaces under the ground.'
   - Use the acronym CAVERN: Caves Are Very Exciting Natural Rooms.

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