CAVUM Synonyms

• a bottomless gulf or pit; any unfathomable (or apparently unfathomable) cavity or chasm or void extending below (often used figuratively)

• relating to ocean depths from 2000 to 5000 meters

• resembling an abyss in depth; so deep as to be unmeasurable

• a device that controls amount of light admitted

• a natural opening in something

• an man-made opening; usually small

• any large dark enclosed space

• a large cave or a large chamber in a cave

• hollow out as if making a cavern

• a deep opening in the earth's surface

• a split or indentation in something (as the palate or chin)

• a long narrow cleft

• split or divided

• having one or more indentations reaching nearly to the midrib

• a shape that curves or bends inward

• the property possessed by a concave shape

• a bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano

• a faint constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Hydra and Corvus

• a bowl-shaped depression formed by the impact of a meteorite or bomb

• a deep fissure

• a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity

• a period during the 1930s when there was a worldwide economic depression and mass unemployment

• a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment

• a sunken or depressed geological formation

• sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy

• an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation

• a state of depression and anhedonia so severe as to require clinical intervention

• a concavity in a surface produced by pressing

• angular distance below the horizon (especially of a celestial object)

• pushing down

• a long narrow depression in a surface

• a long narrow cleft

• (anatomy) a long narrow slit or groove that divides an organ into lobes

• break into fissures or fine cracks

• a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures

• an open or empty space in or between things

• a narrow opening

• a pass between mountain peaks; geomorphological term for the lowest point on a mountain ridge between two peaks

• a difference (especially an unfortunate difference) between two opinions or two views or two situations

• an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity

• make an opening or gap in

• an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay

• an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding)

• a deep wide chasm

• an opening into or through something

• an opening deliberately made in or through something

• one playing period (from tee to green) on a golf course

• an unoccupied space

• a depression hollowed out of solid matter

• a fault

• informal terms for a difficult situation

• informal terms for the mouth

• hit the ball into the hole

• make holes in

• not solid; having a space or gap or cavity

• a cavity or space in something

• a small valley between mountains

• a depression hollowed out of solid matter

• as if echoing in a hollow space

• devoid of significance or force

• lacking in substance or character

• remove the inner part or the core of

• remove the interior of

• first or beginning

• an open or empty space in or between things

• a ceremony accompanying the start of some enterprise

• becoming open or being made open

• the first performance (as of a theatrical production)

• the act of opening something

• opportunity especially for employment or promotion

• the initial part of the introduction

• a possible alternative

• an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity

• a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made

• an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship

• a recognized sequence of moves at the beginning of a game of chess

• the first of a series of actions

• a sizeable hole (usually in the ground)

• a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression)

• the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed

• (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment

• an enclosure in which animals are made to fight

• (commodity exchange) the part of the floor of a commodity exchange where trading in a particular commodity is carried on

• (auto racing) an area at the side of a racetrack where the race cars are serviced and refueled

• a trap in the form of a concealed hole

• a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate

• lowered area in front of a stage where an orchestra accompanies the performers

• a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it

• set into opposition or rivalry

• mark with a scar

• remove the pits from

• a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth

• a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor

• any long ditch cut in the ground

• impinge or infringe upon

• fortify by surrounding with trenches

• cut or carve deeply into

• set, plant, or bury in a trench

• cut a trench in, as for drainage

• dig a trench or trenches

• a passageway through or under something, usually underground (especially one for trains or cars)

• a hole made by an animal, usually for shelter

• move through by or as by digging

• force a way through