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craters

noun

Meaning

  1. A hemispherical pit created by the impact of a meteorite or other object.
  2. 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.
  3. The pit left by the explosion of a mine or bomb.
  4. (by extension) Any large, roughly circular depression or hole.
  5. To form craters in a surface (of a planet or moon).
  6. To collapse catastrophically; to become devastated or completely destroyed.
  7. To crash or fall.
  8. A living being; an animal or (sometimes derogatory) a human.
  9. A created thing, whether animate or inanimate; a creation.
  10. A being subservient to or dependent upon another.
  11. An ancient Greek vessel for mixing water and wine.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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