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Meaning of craters

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

craters

noun

Definitions

  1. A hemispherical pit created by the impact of a meteorite or other object.

    Synonyms:astrobleme
  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.

verb

Definitions

  1. To form craters in a surface (of a planet or moon).

  2. To collapse catastrophically; to become devastated or completely destroyed.

    Synonyms:hollow outimplode
  3. To crash or fall.

    Example: He cratered into that snow bank about five seconds after his first lesson.

noun

Definitions

  1. A living being; an animal or (sometimes derogatory) a human.

    Example: He's a creature of habit.   insects and other creatures

  2. A created thing, whether animate or inanimate; a creation.

  3. A being subservient to or dependent upon another.

noun

Definitions

  1. An ancient Greek vessel for mixing water and wine.