cavernous
adjective
cav·ern·ous
ˈka-vər-nəs 
1
a
: having caverns or cavities
b
of animal tissue
: composed largely of vascular sinuses and capable of dilating with blood to bring about the erection of a body part
2
: constituting or suggesting a cavern
a cavernous warehouse
cavernously
adverb
Examples of cavernous in a Sentence
We toured the cavernous airplane hangar.
The dance was held in a cavernous hall.
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The main cellblock was a dark, cavernous two-story rectangle built around a concrete yard.
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Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024
Charlamagne is at peace in conversation on the other side of a Zoom video call with Billboard, conducted from the cavernous office space inside his New Jersey mansion a week, after his Get Honest or Die Trying book was released.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 12 June 2024
The Village of Whitefish Bay has declared a state of emergency over the cavernous sinkhole that neighbors found at Buckley Park on Sunday, June 9.
—Claudia Levens, Journal Sentinel, 12 June 2024
New York City’s cavernous, tent-style migrant shelter at the Creedmoor Psychiatric Center sits within the House district, which sprawls from eastern Queens out across Long Island’s tony North Shore.
—Tim Balk, New York Daily News, 12 Feb. 2024
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Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024
Charlamagne is at peace in conversation on the other side of a Zoom video call with Billboard, conducted from the cavernous office space inside his New Jersey mansion a week, after his Get Honest or Die Trying book was released.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 12 June 2024
The Village of Whitefish Bay has declared a state of emergency over the cavernous sinkhole that neighbors found at Buckley Park on Sunday, June 9.
—Claudia Levens, Journal Sentinel, 12 June 2024
New York City’s cavernous, tent-style migrant shelter at the Creedmoor Psychiatric Center sits within the House district, which sprawls from eastern Queens out across Long Island’s tony North Shore.
—Tim Balk, New York Daily News, 12 Feb. 2024
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cavernous
adjective
cav·ern·ous
ˈkav-ər-nəs
1
: having caverns or cavities
2
: resembling a cavern in being large and hollow
3
: composed largely of spaces capable of filling with blood to bring about the enlargement of a body part
cavernously
adverb
Medical Definition
cavernous
adjective
cav·ern·ous
ˈkav-ər-nəs
1
: having caverns or cavities
2
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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