| NOUN | artifact | tunnel | a passageway through or under something, usually underground (especially one for trains or cars) |
|---|---|---|---|
| object | tunnel, burrow | a hole made by an animal, usually for shelter / shelter | |
| VERB | motion | tunnel, burrow | move through by or as by digging |
| contact | tunnel | force a way / way through |
| Sounds | tah'nahl | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
| Meaning | A passageway through or under something, usually underground (especially one for trains or cars). | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "the tunnel reduced congestion at that intersection" | |
| Category | car, auto, automobile, machine, motorcar | A motor vehicle with four wheels |
| Parts | shaft | A long vertical passage sunk into the earth, as for a mine or tunnel |
| Narrower | catacomb | An underground tunnel with recesses where bodies were buried (as in ancient Rome) |
| railroad tunnel | A tunnel through which the railroad track runs | |
| underpass, subway | An underground tunnel or passage enabling pedestrians to cross a road or railway | |
| Broader | passageway | A passage between rooms or between buildings |
| Spanish | túneles, túnel | |
| Catalan | galeria, túnel | |
| Verbs | tunnel | force a way / way through |
| Meaning | A hole made by an animal, usually for shelter / shelter. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | burrow | |
| Narrower | warren, rabbit warren | A series of connected underground tunnels occupied by rabbits |
| Broader | hole, hollow | A depression hollowed out of solid matter |
| Spanish | conejera, madriguera, ratonera | |
| Catalan | catau, cau, llodriguera | |
| Verbs | tunnel | move through by or as by digging |
| Meaning | Move through by or as by digging. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something is ----ing PP | |
| Synonym | burrow | |
| Broader | dig, delve, cut into, turn over | Turn up, loosen, or remove earth |
| Nouns | tunnel | a hole made by an animal, usually for shelter / shelter |
| Meaning | Force a way / way through. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Broader | penetrate, perforate | Pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance |
| Nouns | tunnel | a passageway through or under something, usually underground (especially one for trains or cars) |
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