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crater

/ˈkɹeɪ.tɚ/noun2 syllables

Crater means: a bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano.

Synonyms for crater5

noun, as in a bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano

volcanic crater

also used for crater

astrobleme, implode, hollow out, tank

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What does crater mean?3

noun

1

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

2

a faint constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Hydra and Corvus

3

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

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with crater?15

two syllables

latergreatertraitorwaitercaterslaterskatergatorhaterfreighter

three syllables

creatortranslatordictatorcuratorequator
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Crater in a sentence

  • Their missiles only left empty fields with craters, causing minimal damage.Amastan
  • Their missile strikes had a limited impact, mostly creating craters in open terrain.Amastan
  • The crater was a possible oasis in its distant past.Hybrid
  • Goblinland was indeed the crater of an immense ancient volcano.Cangarejo
  • They hiked to the top of a volcano and saw the crater.Igider
  • Mercury's craters have corners where the sun never shines.Amastan
  • Mercury has water ice in the darkest corners of its craters.Amastan
  • The missiles they fired resulted in nothing but craters in empty fields.Amastan

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Forms of crater

as a noun

plural
craters