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cra·ter
 crater
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- pronunciation:
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noun |
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a hollow area shaped like the inside of a bowl. The mouth of a volcano is a crater, and the moon has many craters on its surface.
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cavity, hole, pit |
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| derivation: |
craterlike (adj.) |
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