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cavernous


 
  Grep  of  noun  cavernous 
  cavernous  sinus 
 
  Overview  of  adj  cavernous 
 
  The  adj  cavernous  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  cavernous  --  (being  or  suggesting  a  cavern;  "vast  cavernous  chambers  hollowed  out  of  limestone") 
  2.  erectile,  cavernous  --  ((physiology)  filled  with  vascular  sinuses  and  capable  of  becoming  distended  and  rigid  as  the  result  of  being  filled  with  blood;  "erectile  tissue";  "the  penis  is  an  erectile  organ) 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  cavernous 
 
  2  senses  of  cavernous 
 
  Sense  1 
  cavernous 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  hollow)  ->  solid 
 
  Sense  2 
  erectile,  cavernous 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  expansive)  ->  unexpansive 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  cavernous 
 
  2  senses  of  cavernous 
 
  Sense  1 
  cavernous 
  =>  hollow  (vs.  solid) 
 
  Sense  2 
  erectile,  cavernous 
  =>  expansive  (vs.  unexpansive) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  cavernous 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  cavernous 
 
  cavernous  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  cavernous 
  cavernous 
 
  Overview  of  adj  cavernous 
 
  The  adj  cavernous  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  cavernous  --  (being  or  suggesting  a  cavern;  "vast  cavernous  chambers  hollowed  out  of  limestone") 
  2.  erectile,  cavernous  --  ((physiology)  filled  with  vascular  sinuses  and  capable  of  becoming  distended  and  rigid  as  the  result  of  being  filled  with  blood;  "erectile  tissue";  "the  penis  is  an  erectile  organ) 



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