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# cavern

noun (a cavern, caverns); adjective cavernous

«cavern» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A large cave, often deep under the ground. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cavern/#m1)
2. Any large, dark, empty space that feels like a cave. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cavern/#m2)

### In the lessons

In geography and science lessons caverns form when water dissolves limestone over thousands of years. In stories and fantasy, caverns are full of dragons, treasure and danger. Phrases: "underground cavern", "a vast cavern", "cavern system".

### Examples

- The explorers found a huge cavern under the hill. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cavern/#x1)
- Stalactites hung from the cavern ceiling. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cavern/#x2)
- The dragon slept in a dark cavern. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cavern/#x3)
- Water carved out the cavern over thousands of years. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cavern/#x4)
- Never explore caverns without an adult and a guide. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cavern/#x5)
- The empty hall felt like a cavern. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cavern/#x6)
- In the cavern sat an old woman spinning. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cavern/#x7)

### Note

Countable: a cavern, caverns. A cavern is usually bigger than a cave. Adjective: "cavernous" (huge and empty).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «cavern» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cavern/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«cavern» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cavern.html) on Mova free.