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1 caverne
n. cavern, large cave -
2 druipsteen
n. stalactite, icicle-shaped mineral deposit hanging from the roof of a cavern, stalagmite, cone-shaped mineral deposit on the floor of a cave (often beneath a stalactite) -
3 grot
n. grotto, cave, cavern, den -
4 krocht
n. crypt, cavern, den -
5 spelonk
n. cavern, grotto, den -
6 hol
hol1I 〈 het〉2 [verblijf/schuilplaats van een dier] hole 〈 ook van vos〉 ⇒ lair, den 〈 voornamelijk van grote carnivoren〉, burrow 〈 van konijn〉, lodge 〈 van bever〉, 〈 van vos, das ook〉 earth♦voorbeelden:deze volksstam woonde in holen • this tribe lived in caves/were cave-dwellers2 zijn hol invluchten • go to ground/earthzich wagen in het hol van de leeuw • 〈 figuurlijk〉 beard/brave the lion in his dende vijand in zijn hol opzoeken • venture into the lion's denII 〈de〉1 [het hollen] 〈zie voorbeelden 1〉♦voorbeelden:1 op hol slaan • 〈 paard〉 bolt; 〈 kudde〉 stampede; run wild/amuck 〈 ook figuurlijk〉; 〈 figuurlijk〉 run rioteen op hol geslagen paard • a runaway (horse)zijn verbeelding was op hol geslagen • his imagination had run away with him————————hol21 [niet massief] hollow2 [niet bol] hollow ⇒ 〈 concaaf〉 concave, 〈 techniek, technologie ook〉 female 〈 ontvangend〉, sunken 〈 weg, ogen, wangen〉, 〈 blik〉 gaunt3 [waar niets inzit, ook figuurlijk] hollow ⇒ empty 〈ook belofte/woorden, maag〉, gaunt 〈 vertrek〉, cavernous 〈 vertrek〉, 〈 belofte ook〉 idle♦voorbeelden:2 holle weg • sunken road, cuttingeen hol geslepen brillenglas • a concave lenshet holle van de hand/van de voet • the hollow of the hand, the arch of the foot4 hol klinken • sound hollow/emptyde zee staat hol • the sea is (very) roughin het holst van de nacht • at dead of night -
7 spelonk
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cavern — [kav′ərn] n. [ME & OFr caverne < L caverna < cavus: see CAVE] a cave, esp. a large cave vt. 1. to enclose in or as in a cavern 2. to hollow out: often with out … English World dictionary
Cavern — Cav ern, n. [L. caverna, fr. cavus hollow: cf. F. caverne.] A large, deep, hollow place in the earth; a large cave. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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cavern — [n] hollow in land formation cave, grotto, hole, pothole, subterrane, subterranean area; concept 509 … New thesaurus
cavern — ► NOUN 1) a large cave, or chamber in a cave. 2) a vast, dark space. DERIVATIVES cavernous adjective. ORIGIN Latin caverna, from cavus hollow … English terms dictionary
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cavern — I. noun Etymology: Middle English caverne, from Middle French, from Latin caverna, from cavus Date: 14th century cave; especially one of large or indefinite extent II. transitive verb Date: circa 1630 1. to place in or as if in a cavern 2 … New Collegiate Dictionary
cavern — /kav euhrn/, n. 1. a cave, esp. one that is large and mostly underground. 2. Pathol. a cavity that is produced by disease, esp. one produced in the lungs by tuberculosis. v.t. 3. to enclose in or as if in a cavern. 4. to hollow out to form a… … Universalium
cavern — UK [ˈkævə(r)n] / US [ˈkævərn] noun [countable] Word forms cavern : singular cavern plural caverns a large cave … English dictionary
cavern — cav•ern [[t]ˈkæv ərn[/t]] n. 1) gel a cave, esp. one that is large and mostly underground 2) to enclose in or as if in a cavern 3) to form a cavern of (often fol. by out) • Etymology: 1325–75; ME caverne < L caverna=cav(us) hollow + erna, as… … From formal English to slang
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