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(n)
A tunnel or hole, often as dug by a small creature.
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(chiefly British) Synonym of subway: a railway that is under the ground.
A hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit; a dent; a depression; a fissure.
An archeological or paleontological investigation, or the site where such an investigation is taking place.
A doorway, opening, or passage in a fence or wall.
Any way for passing in, out or through something.
A narrow hall or passage with rooms leading off it, as in a building or in a railway carriage.
(Commonwealth spelling) Standard spelling of harbor.
A passage that crosses a road, railroad or similar obstacle in a tunnel underneath it.
Alternative form of back door. [A subsidiary entrance to a building or house at its rear, normally away from the street.]
An intersection where roads, lines, or tracks cross.
A procession of cars carrying VIPs, especially political figures.
(Canada, US, Scotland, South Africa) An underground railway, especially for mass transit of people in urban areas.
(electronics) An electronic device that allows current to flow in one direction only; used chiefly as a rectifier.
Anything that is hollow and cylindrical in shape.
An indoor area, or covered courtyard, containing shops.
An institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of important objects, especially works of art.
(informal) A photograph.
Initialism of Chittagong Hill Tracts. [An area and former district of Bangladesh, split into three districts in 1984.]
(uncountable) The state of being dark; lack of light; the absolute or comparative absence of light.
(uncountable, countable) The amount expended; expense; outlay.
An amount that has been, or is planned to be spent.
Initialism of emergency hormonal contraception.
(uncountable) The hard white form of dentin which forms the tusks of elephants, walruses and other animals.
The sound of musical pipes.
(relativity) A hypothetical shortcut between two points in spacetime, permitting faster-than-light travel and sometimes time travel.
(v)
(transitive) To inspire boredom in somebody.
A paragraph or section of text or music with particular meaning.
Meanings relating to a wind instrument.
A surname.
A channel crossing under a road or railway for the draining of water.
A channel or pathway through which something is conducted, carried, etc.
Something through which another thing passes; a means of conveying or transmitting.
(physical) Movement; that which moves or is moved.
A conduit made of pipes used to convey water, gas or petroleum, etc.
A pipe, tube or canal which carries gas or liquid from one place to another.
The long, narrow, central body of a spear, arrow, or javelin.
(uncountable) The act of excavating, or of making hollow, by cutting, scooping, or digging out a part of a solid mass.
A hole bored into the ground to collect samples for analysis or to extract oil or water.
An excavation from which ore or solid minerals are taken, especially one consisting of underground tunnels.
A large cave.
The part of a millrace that brings water to the millwheel.
(transport) A bridge with several spans that carries rail or road traffic over a valley or other obstacles.
A construction or natural feature that spans a divide.
A clearly defined path for pedestrians.
A low duct or tunnel designed to be traversed by crawling.
A large, naturally-occurring cavity formed underground or in the face of a cliff or a hillside.
An artificial waterway or artificially improved river used for travel, shipping, or irrigation.
(rail transport, informal) The Channel Tunnel.
One who makes tunnels.
A passageway covered by an arch, particularly one made of masonry.
A long, narrow ditch or hole dug in the ground.
(British spelling) Alternative form of tunneler. [One who makes tunnels.]
A complicated irregular network of passages or paths, especially underground or covered, in which it is difficult to find one's way.
A labyrinth; a puzzle consisting of a complicated network of paths or passages, the aim of which is to find one's way through.
(countable) The place of entering, as a gate or doorway.
(anatomy) Any of the eight bones of the wrist (carpus).
An artificial channel that is constructed to convey water from one location to another.
(electricity) A tower-like structure, usually one of a series, used to support high-voltage electricity cables.
The portion of a passenger railway terminal not housing the tracks and platforms, comprising ticket counters, baggage facilities, etc.
A set of steps, with or without a case, that allow one to walk up or down.
(adj)
Below ground, under the earth, underground.
A section of a road or path that crosses over an obstacle, especially another road, railway, etc.
A bridge over a road, railway, river, etc for pedestrians.
The main or central portion of a road, used by the vehicles.
(physics, uncountable) Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye (about 400–750 nanometers): visible light.
provided with daylight
Alternative spelling of rail track. [Synonym of railroad track.]
(chiefly UK, Ireland and Commonwealth) A transport system using rails used to move passengers or goods.
A hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations.
The passage of a door; a door-shaped entrance into a house or a room.
A horizontal bar extending between supports and used for support or as a barrier; a railing.
An elongated depression cast between hills or mountains, often with a river flowing through it.
A venue where sporting events are held.
A small cave.
A sluice or pipe which allows the controlled flow of water from behind a dam, typically routing it to a turbine of a power plant.
Without a gate.
(military) A hardened shelter, often partly buried or fully underground, designed to protect the inhabitants from falling bombs or other attacks.
terminus
Any very tall building or structure; skyscraper.
A valley, especially a long, narrow, steep valley, cut in rock by a river.
Resembling or characteristic of a cave
(architecture) A structural element resembling the hollow upper half of a sphere.
A way by which one can pass; a road; a route.
An act of going out or going away, or leaving; a departure.
The end of a pier farthest from shore.
A man-made channel designed to redirect excess water.