n. 1. A large cave. 2. A large underground chamber, as in a cave. tr.v. cav·erned, cav·ern·ing, cav·erns 1. To enclose in or as if in a cavern. 2. To hollow out. [Middle English caverne, from Old French, from Latin caverna, from cavus, hollow; see keuə- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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