tunnel
/ˈtʌn(ə)l/noun, verb2 syllables
Tunnel means: a hole made by an animal, usually for shelter.
Synonyms for tunnel2
noun, as in a hole made by an animal, usually for shelter
burrow
verb, as in move through by or as by digging
burrow
What does tunnel mean?4
noun
1
a hole made by an animal, usually for shelter
2
a passageway through or under something, usually underground (especially one for trains or cars)“the tunnel reduced congestion at that intersection”
verb
1
move through by or as by digging“burrow through the forest”
2
force a way through
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with tunnel?1
two syllables
Show 40 near rhymes
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Tunnel in a sentence
- When you enter the tunnel, you need to turn on your lights.DJ_Saidez
- On entering a dark tunnel, we could see nothing.Dejo
- When you enter a tunnel, you need to turn on your headlights.CK
- Metre by metre, the machines dig the tunnel under the city.sundown
- In the tunnel, cars and trucks are exploding.Amastan
- When you leave the tunnel, protect your eyes.Miktsoanit
- The tunnel could collapse, killing anybody inside it.Amastan
- After a lengthy inspection, the tunnel was reopened to traffic.Amastan
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of tunnel
as a noun
- plural
- tunnels
as a verb
- past tense
- tunneled
- present participle
- tunneling
- third-person singular
- tunnels
- past participle
- tunneled