Ditch is a related term of cavern.
As nouns the difference between ditch and cavern
is that
ditch is or
ditch can be a trench; a long, shallow indentation, as for irrigation or drainage while
cavern is a large cave.
As a verb ditch
is or
ditch can be to discard or abandon.
ditch English
Etymology 1
From earlier deche, from (etyl) dechen, from (etyl) .
Verb
(es)
Noun
(en-noun)
Etymology 2
From (etyl) dich, from (etyl) .
Noun
( es)
A trench; a long, shallow indentation, as for irrigation or drainage.
- Digging ditches has long been considered one of the most demanding forms of manual labor.
Derived terms
* ditchdigger
* ditch weed
* ditcher
* ox is in the ditch
See also
* fosse
* moat
Verb
To discard or abandon.
- Once the sun came out we ditched our rain-gear and started a campfire.
To deliberately crash-land an airplane on the sea.
- When the second engine failed, the pilot was forced to ditch ; their last location was just south of the Azores.
To deliberately not attend classes; to play hookey.
- The truant officer caught Louise ditching with her friends, and her parents were forced to pay a fine.
To dig ditches.
- Enclosure led to fuller winter employment in hedging and ditching .
To dig ditches around.
- The soldiers ditched the tent to prevent flooding.
To throw into a ditch.
- The engine was ditched and turned on its side.
Synonyms
* abandon
* discard
* dump
* jettison
* lose
* shed
* See also
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cavern English
Noun
( en noun)
A large cave.
An underground chamber.
Anagrams
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