to cavern

Examples

• All

• They cavern the rock.

• Over centuries, the river slowly caverned the limestone beneath the mountain.

• Workers used specialized equipment to cavern the rock and create storage tunnels.

• The workers caverned out the rock to create a new tunnel.

• The workers began to cavern the rock to create a new underground passage.

• They will cavern the space in the hill for the new storage facility.

• As part of the construction, they need to cavern out the earth to lay the foundation.

Synonyms

B

to burrow

vsto cavern

39 4.0

To move through something by digging a hole or tunnel

focuses on moving through by digging rather than forming a large hollow

D

to dig out

vsto cavern

36 3.2

Remove something that is under the ground or snow using a shovel

is about hollowing an area broadly rather than uncovering or retrieving items

T

to tunnel

vsto cavern

27 3.5

To dig a passage under something

is about making a broad hollow space rather than a narrow passage

H

to hollow out

vsto cavern

21 4.0

Remove the inside of something to leave an empty space

is used to make a very large deep hollow rather than a small cavity

E

to excavate

vsto cavern

12 6.0

To make a hole by removing earth or rock

is less technical and implies a larger, more natural hollow

C

to cave

vsto cavern

1 7.5

To hollow rock by water or strong wind

is similar but applies regardless of natural forces, not only erosion

C

to cavern out

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1 8.3

Make a deep hollow inside rock, like a tunnel

is the same meaning but expressed as a different phrase

Phrasal Verbs

C

to cavern out

1 8.3

Make a deep hollow inside rock, like a tunnel

How Deep

to gouge out

15 7.4

to excavate

12 6.0

to cavern

1 7.8

to dig out

36 3.2

to clear out

194 3.1

Surface Forms

Etymology