cavernous
adjective
cav·ern·ous
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Definition of cavernous
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Examples of cavernous in a Sentence
We toured the cavernous airplane hangar.
The dance was held in a cavernous hall.
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After all, the disparity between the two clubs is cavernous. — Ben Church, CNN, "'We didn't expect to be here': Meet the underdog hoping to stun Liverpool in season opener," 8 Aug. 2019 Ram’s 1500 crew-cab truck used to have one of the tightest rear seats in the segment, but the 2019 version is comparatively cavernous for rear passengers. — Washington Post, "Edmunds compares 2019 Ford F-150 and Ram 1500," 7 Aug. 2019 And the cave area is indeed cavernous, complete with glowing creatures inside and the sound, if not the moisture, of trickling water. — Steve Johnson, chicagotribune.com, "Hit ‘Nature Cat’ kids PBS show gets the museum treatment at the Kohl," 31 July 2019 As one steps into the arena, fog and the sound of ominous chords fill the cavernous performance space. — Dasun Imanuel, Essence, "Street Dance Evolves From The Subway To Centerstage In The Powerful Performance 'Maze'," 28 Aug. 2019 Underwood uses clips of the city, the stadium (seen often as a cavernous expanse of empty seats) and smart interviews. — Marc Bona, cleveland.com, "’1981 Revealed’ captures Cleveland, the All-Star Game and Barker’s perfect game," 26 Aug. 2019 Andrew Luck was sitting on a metal bench between two turf fields, inside a cavernous field house at Grand Park. — Albert Breer, SI.com, "What We Know About Andrew Luck’s Decision to Retire From the NFL," 25 Aug. 2019 When read as children, Wilder’s books are a portal to a different era, where work was hard, play was delightfully unsupervised, and family was a candle in a cavernous wilderness. — Elena Nicolaou, refinery29.com, "Little House, Big Fans: These People Really, Really Love Laura Ingalls Wilder," 24 Aug. 2019 The patio was by far the best experience here, with better service and freedom from the cavernous racket inside. — Mike Sutter, ExpressNews.com, "Review: Aldaco’s Mexican Cuisine restaurant is mid-level Mexican food in San Antonio’s Stone Oak," 22 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'cavernous.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for cavernous
cavernous
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of cavernous
of a building or room
: resembling a large cave : very large
See the full definition for cavernous in the English Language Learners Dictionary
cavernous
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cav·ern·ous
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Kids Definition of cavernous
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: having caverns or hollow places
2
: like a cavern in being large and hollow
a cavernous cellar
cavernous
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cav·ern·ous
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Medical Definition of cavernous
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: having caverns or cavities
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of tissue
: composed largely of vascular sinuses and capable of dilating with blood to bring about the erection of a body part
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