crater

/ˈkɹeɪ.tə(ɹ)/ · noun

Meaning

A hemispherical pit created by the impact of a meteorite or other object.
The basin-like opening or mouth of a volcano, through which the chief eruption comes; similarly, the mouth of a geyser, about which a cone of silica is often built up.
The pit left by the explosion of a mine or bomb.
(by extension) Any large, roughly circular depression or hole.
To form craters in a surface (of a planet or moon).
To collapse catastrophically; to become devastated or completely destroyed.
To crash or fall.
An ancient Greek vessel for mixing water and wine.
A living being; an animal or (sometimes derogatory) a human.
A created thing, whether animate or inanimate; a creation.
A being subservient to or dependent upon another.

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