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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At Ned Peppers, a long, cavernous bar with a tiki patio out back, a stout bouncer, Jeremy Ganger, ran out and herded people inside. — Paige Williams, The New Yorker, "Leading Dayton, Ohio, in an Era of Guns, Trump, and Madness," 12 Aug. 2019 Inside the cavernous pair of warehouses in Southwestern McAllen, migrants are medically screened for common ailments and contagious diseases such as scabies, lice or chickenpox. — Washington Post, "A glimpse inside the Central Processing Center, at the heart of the border crisis," 12 Aug. 2019 Liverpool concerns despite win There was an intensity about the hosts throughout the game which highlighted the cavernous gap between the two sides, and Liverpool fans will hope history continues to repeat itself. — Ben Church, CNN, "History repeats itself as Liverpool opens title campaign with easy win," 9 Aug. 2019 On a visit in 2016, the mill was highly mechanized, and its cavernous interior was clean and pleasant to walk through. — Christopher Leonard, ProPublica, "Rising Profits, Rising Injuries: The Safety Crisis at Koch Industries’ Georgia-Pacific," 8 Aug. 2019 Michael Ramsaur’s lighting and Andrew Heller’s sound are both fine, though there are places in the cavernous (941 seats) Smithwick Theatre where sound is garbled. — Joanne Engelhardt, The Mercury News, "Theater review: ‘Cinderella’ gets a make-over worth seeing," 25 July 2019 Presumably, the rooms and corridors are cavernous because space is cheap in the desert, but the overall effect somehow manages to be stifling. — James Vincent, The Verge, "I welcomed our new robot overlords at Amazon’s first AI conference," 27 June 2019 The Creative Independent Held since: 2012 Thrown in a cavernous, near-150-year old reclaimed factory, Basilica's every note of drone, noise, industrial and otherwise experimental music seems to resonate forever. — Chris Payne, Billboard, "What Does It Mean to Be an Independent Festival in 2019?," 26 June 2019 Meanwhile, decor enthusiasts will want to spend days rummaging through Mattancherry’s awe-inspiring antique shops like Heritage Arts and Crafters, whose cavernous, old spice warehouses are filled floor to ceiling with treasures. — Alexandra Kirkman, Fortune, "Why You Should Visit Southern India on Your Next Vacation," 22 June 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
adjective
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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