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Crater

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Noun

1. crater, volcanic crater

a bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano

2. crater

a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Hydra and Corvus

3. crater

a bowl-shaped depression formed by the impact of a meteorite or bomb

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Crater

see synonyms of crater
noun
1. 
the bowl-shaped opening at the top or side of a volcano or top of a geyser through which lava and gases are emitted
2. 
a similarly shaped depression formed by the impact of a meteorite or exploding bomb
3. 
any of the circular or polygonal walled formations covering the surface of the moon and some other planets, formed probably either by volcanic action or by the impact of meteorites. They can have a diameter of up to 240 kilometres (150 miles) and a depth of 8900 metres (29 000 feet)
4. 
a pit in an otherwise smooth surface
5. 
a large open bowl with two handles, used for mixing wines, esp in ancient Greece
verb
6. 
to make or form craters in (a surface, such as the ground)
7. slang
to fail; collapse; crash
nounWord forms: Latin genitive Crateris (ˈkreɪtərɪs )
a small faint constellation in the S hemisphere lying between Virgo and Hydra

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Crater

see synonyms of crater
noun
1. 
in ancient Greece or Rome, a kind of large bowl or jar shaped like an amphora
2. 
a bowl-shaped cavity, as at the mouth of a volcano or geyser
3. 
a pit resembling this, specif. one caused by a bomb or by the impact of a meteorite, as on the moon
4.  [C-]; Astronomy
a S constellation between Hydra and Corvus
verb transitive
5. 
to make craters in
verb intransitive
6. 
to form craters

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Crater

see synonyms of crater
n.
A constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Hydra and Corvus.
n.
1. A bowl-shaped depression created by the activity of a volcano or geyser.
2.
a. A bowl-shaped depression in a surface made by an explosion or the impact of a body, such as a meteoroid.
b. A pit; a hollow.
3. Variant ofkrater.
v.cra·tered, cra·ter·ing, cra·ters
v.tr.
To make craters in:"The missiles did not ... crater the airfield"(Tom Clancy).
v.intr.
1. To form a crater or craters.
2. Slang
a. To fall and crash violently from a great height.
b. To fail utterly:"talked about how tough times were in Texas since the oil business cratered"(Stephen Coonts).

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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