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Entry Word:: cave
Function:: noun

Text: a naturally formed underground chamber with an opening to the surface<Kentuckyʼs Mammoth Cave is actually a series of large chambers on five levels>Synonymscavern, grot, grottoRelated Wordsabyss, chasm, gulf, hollow; subway, tunnel; excavation, mine, pit, shaft, well; bunker, dugout, foxhole; burrow, covert, den, hole, lair, lodge, shelter

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