tunnel

English Thesaurus

1. a passageway through or under something, usually underground (especially one for trains or cars) (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	passageway,
definition	:	a passage between rooms or between buildings (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	catacomb,
definition	:	an underground tunnel with recesses where bodies were buried (as in ancient Rome) (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	railroad tunnel,
definition	:	a tunnel through which the railroad track runs (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	subway, underpass,
definition	:	an underground tunnel or passage enabling pedestrians to cross a road or railway (noun.artifact)

part holonym	:	shaft,
definition	:	a long vertical passage sunk into the earth, as for a mine or tunnel (noun.artifact)

domain category	:	auto, automobile, car, machine, motorcar,
definition	:	a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine (noun.artifact)

2. a hole made by an animal, usually for shelter (noun.object)

hypernym	:	hole, hollow,
definition	:	a depression hollowed out of solid matter (noun.object)

hyponym	:	rabbit warren, warren,
definition	:	a series of connected underground tunnels occupied by rabbits (noun.object)

3. force a way through (verb.contact)

hypernym	:	penetrate, perforate,
definition	:	pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance (verb.contact)

4. move through by or as by digging (verb.motion)

hypernym	:	cut into, delve, dig, turn over,
definition	:	turn up, loosen, or remove earth (verb.contact)

5. a passageway through or under something, usually underground (especially one for trains or cars) (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	tunnel,
definition	:	force a way through (verb.contact)

6. a hole made by an animal, usually for shelter (noun.object)

derivation	:	burrow, tunnel,
definition	:	move through by or as by digging (verb.motion)

7. force a way through (verb.contact)

derivation	:	tunnel,
definition	:	a passageway through or under something, usually underground (especially one for trains or cars) (noun.artifact)

8. move through by or as by digging (verb.motion)

derivation	:	burrow, tunnel,
definition	:	a hole made by an animal, usually for shelter (noun.object)

9. a passageway through or under something, usually underground (especially one for trains or cars) (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	tunnel,
definition	:	force a way through (verb.contact)

10. a hole made by an animal, usually for shelter (noun.object)

derivation	:	burrow, tunnel,
definition	:	move through by or as by digging (verb.motion)

11. force a way through (verb.contact)

derivation	:	tunnel,
definition	:	a passageway through or under something, usually underground (especially one for trains or cars) (noun.artifact)

12. move through by or as by digging (verb.motion)

derivation	:	burrow, tunnel,
definition	:	a hole made by an animal, usually for shelter (noun.object)