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cavernous
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Meaning of
'cavernous'
(Webster Dictionary)
1 .
Cavernous
[
a.
]
- Full of caverns; resembling a cavern or large cavity; hollow.
- Filled with small cavities or cells.
- Having a sound caused by a cavity.
Meaning of 'cavernous' (Princeton's WordNet)
1 .
cavernous
[
s
]
Meaning (1):
- filled with vascular sinuses and capable of becoming distended and rigid as the result of being filled with blood
Example in sentence:
erectile tissue;
the penis is an erectile organ
Meaning (2):
- being or suggesting a cavern
Example in sentence:
vast cavernous chambers hollowed out of limestone
Nearby Words:
cavalcade
cavalero
cavalier
cavalierish
cavalierism
cavalierly
cavalierness
cavaliero
cavally
cavalry
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