Synonyms and antonyms of Caves, ditches and cracks in British Thesaurus

cenote (noun)

a deep hole under the ground that contains water, especially in southern Mexico and Central America

sinkhole (noun)

a circular hole in the ground, formed when a rock such as limestone is gradually damaged by water and begins to disappear

cave (noun)

a large hole in the side of a hill or under the ground

ditch (noun)

a long narrow hole dug along the side of a road or field, usually so that water can run into it

gully (noun)

a long narrow hole in rock or earth, usually made by water flowing along it

rift (noun)

a crack or long narrow space that forms in a large mass of something such as rock or clouds

cavern (noun)

a large cave

pothole (noun)

British a large natural hole in a mountain or under the ground

dyke (noun)

a narrow passage in flat land that water can pass through to prevent the land from flooding

fissure (noun)

a long deep crack in something, especially the ground

channel (noun)

a narrow passage made in the ground so that water can go along it

chasm (noun)

a very deep crack in rock or ice

crevasse (noun)

a very deep crack in rock or ice

crevice (noun)

a narrow crack in rock or in a wall

cut (noun)

mainly American a cutting through something such as rock

cutting (noun)

British a passage cut through something such as rock to allow a road or railway to pass through

dike ()

another spelling of dyke

flume (noun)

a narrow passage that is made for water to go along and is used especially for moving wood

gulf (noun)

a long thin deep crack or hole in the ground

gulley ()

another spelling of gully

gully (noun)

a long narrow passage made for something to be taken away

irrigation channel (noun)

a passage dug in the ground and used for bringing water to land in order to make plants grow