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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary cav·ern \\ˈka-vərn also -vrən\\ noun ETYMOLOGY Middle English caverne, from Middle French, from Latin caverna, from cavus
DATE 14th century
: cave ; especially : one of large or indefinite extent transitive verb DATE circa 1630
1. to place in or as if in a cavern2. to form a cavern of : hollow — used with out
cavern late 14 c., from O.Fr
http://O.Fr . caverne, from L.L. caverna "cave," from L. cavus (see cave).
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 caverncav·ern / 5kAvEn; NAmE -vErn / noun a cave , especially a large one 大洞穴；大山洞
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged cav·ernI. \ˈkavə(r)n\ noun( -s) Usage: often attributiveEtymology: Middle English caverne, from Middle French, from Latin caverna, from cavus hollow — more at cave 1. : an underground chamber often large or indefinite in extent : cave < caverns attracting tourist trade > < Carlsbad Caverns >2. : a large dark recess < his eye sockets were dark caverns — Kenneth Roberts > < the caverns of his memory — Earl Birney >3. : a cavity (as in the lung) caused by disease II. transitive verb( -ed/-ing/-s) 1. : to place or enclose in or as if in a cavern 2. : to form a cavern of : hollow out — used with out
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