Synonyms of delves

delves 1 of 2

noun

plural of delve, archaic

as in caverns

a naturally formed underground chamber with an opening to the surface

a poem in which a medieval knight encounters a mysterious beauty in a darkened delve

Synonyms & Similar Words

• caverns
• caves
• grottoes
• grottos
• pits
• abysses
• tunnels
• grots
• antres
• chasms
• burrows
• mines
• excavations
• hollows
• lairs
• coverts
• wells
• bunkers
• shafts
• crawlways
• galleries
• subways
• foxholes
• gulfs
• holes
• shelters
• dens
• lodges
• dugouts

delves

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verb

present tense third-person singular of delve

as in excavates

Synonyms & Similar Words

• excavates
• digs
• shovels
• mines
• burrows
• claws
• scoops
• quarries
• grubs
• dredges
• spades
• digs in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fills (in)
• smooths (out or over)
• smoothes (out or over)