cavernous mouth

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A very large, open mouth, often of a cave or tunnel.

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  • The explorers hesitated before the cavernous mouth of the uncharted cave.
  • The dragon opened its cavernous mouth, revealing rows of jagged teeth.
  • Sunlight barely penetrated the cavernous mouth of the ancient tunnel.
  • The entrance to the ancient temple was a cavernous mouth carved into the mountainside.
  • The hippopotamus opened its cavernous mouth in a surprisingly wide yawn.
  • He let out a loud yawn, his cavernous mouth stretching wide.
  • From a distance, the mine entrance resembled a cavernous mouth set into the cliff face.
  • The whale surfaced, its cavernous mouth engulfing schools of fish.
  • A blast of frigid air rushed out from the cavernous mouth of the ice cave.
  • The old well had a dark, cavernous mouth that seemed to lead to nowhere.
  • The legendary dragon was said to have a cavernous mouth from which it breathed fire.
  • From the cavernous mouth of the cave, cold air rushed out.
  • Our boat gently drifted towards the cavernous mouth of the sea grotto.
  • The deep-sea creature's cavernous mouth glowed faintly in the darkness.
  • The sewer system opened to the river through a cavernous mouth of brick and stone.
  • When she screamed, her cavernous mouth became a portal of fear.
  • Looking down into the volcano, we could see the cavernous mouth of the main vent.
  • The cannon's cavernous mouth pointed towards the distant fortress.
  • The train roared as it plunged into the cavernous mouth of the mountain pass tunnel.
  • He stared into the cavernous mouth of the industrial furnace.