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Cavern

A large, deep, hollow place in the earth; a large cave.

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Cave 76% connected

A hollow place in the earth, either natural or artificial; a subterraneous cavity; a cavern; a den.

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Enclosure 76% connected

Inclosure. See Inclosure.

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Hollow 76% connected

Having an empty space or cavity, natural or artificial, within a solid substance; not solid; excavated in the interior; as, a hollow tree; a hollow s…

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Cavernous 74% connected

Full of caverns; resembling a cavern or large cavity; hollow.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Cavernous 74% connected

Full of caverns; resembling a cavern or large cavity; hollow.

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Accretion noun · 86% connection

(geology) an increase in land resulting from alluvial deposits or waterborne sediment

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Bed noun · 86% connection

(geology) a stratum of rock (especially sedimentary rock); "they found a bed of sandstone"

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Break noun · 86% connection

(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other; "they built it right ove…

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Clast noun · 86% connection

(geology) a constituent fragment of a clastic rock

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Clastic rock noun · 86% connection

(geology) a rock composed of broken pieces of older rocks

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Deflation noun · 86% connection

(geology) the erosion of soil as a consequence of sand and dust and loose rocks being removed by the wind; "a constant deflation of th…

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Eating away noun · 86% connection

(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it), also figuratively

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Eroding noun · 86% connection

(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it), also figuratively

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Erosion noun · 86% connection

(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it), also figuratively

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Esker noun · 86% connection

(geology) a long winding ridge of post glacial gravel and other sediment; deposited by meltwater from glaciers or ice sheets

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Exceedance noun · 86% connection

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Fault line noun · 86% connection

(geology) line determined by the intersection of a geological fault and the earth's surface

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Fracture noun · 86% connection

(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other; "they built it right ove…

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Geologic process noun · 86% connection

(geology) a natural process whereby geological features are modified

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Geological fault noun · 86% connection

(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other; "they built it right ove…

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Geological formation noun · 86% connection

(geology) the geological features of the earth

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Geological process noun · 86% connection

(geology) a natural process whereby geological features are modified

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Geology noun · 86% connection

a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks

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Blindfish noun · 78% connection

A small fish (Amblyopsis spelaeus) destitute of eyes, found in the waters of the Mammoth Cave, in Kentucky. Related fishes from other…

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Boom verb · 78% connection

To cry with a hollow note; to make a hollow sound, as the bittern, and some insects.

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Booming noun · 78% connection

The act of producing a hollow or roaring sound; a violent rushing with heavy roar; as, the booming of the sea; a deep, hollow sound; a…

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Catacomb noun · 78% connection

A cave, grotto, or subterraneous place of large extent used for the burial of the dead; -- commonly in the plural.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: large, deep, hollow, place, earth.
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Caved imp. & p. p. · 78% connection

of Cave

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Cavity noun · 78% connection

A hollow place; a hollow; as, the abdominal cavity.

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Deep superl. · 78% connection

Extending far back from the front or outer part; of great horizontal dimension (measured backward from the front or nearer part, mouth…

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Deep-sea adjective · 78% connection

Of or pertaining to the deeper parts of the sea; as, a deep-sea line (i. e., a line to take soundings at a great depth); deep-sea lead…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: large, deep, hollow, place, earth.
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Delve verb · 78% connection

A place dug; a pit; a ditch; a den; a cave.

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Den noun · 78% connection

A small cavern or hollow place in the side of a hill, or among rocks; esp., a cave used by a wild beast for shelter or concealment; as…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: large, deep, hollow, place, earth.
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Depth noun · 78% connection

That which is deep; a deep, or the deepest, part or place; the deep; the middle part; as, the depth of night, or of winter.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: large, deep, hollow, place, earth.
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Excavate verb · 78% connection

To hollow out; to form cavity or hole in; to make hollow by cutting, scooping, or digging; as, to excavate a ball; to excavate the ear…

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