Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun tunnel

2 senses of tunnel

Sense 1
tunnel -- (a passageway through or under something, usually underground (especially one for trains or cars); "the tunnel reduced congestion at that intersection")
       => passageway -- (a passage between rooms or between buildings)

Sense 2
burrow, tunnel -- (a hole made by an animal, usually for shelter)
       => hole, hollow -- (a depression hollowed out of solid matter)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb tunnel

2 senses of tunnel

Sense 1
burrow, tunnel -- (move through by or as by digging; "burrow through the forest")
       => dig, delve, cut into, turn over -- (turn up, loosen, or remove earth; "Dig we must"; "turn over the soil for aeration")

Sense 2
tunnel -- (force a way through)
       => penetrate, perforate -- (pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance; "The bullet penetrated her chest")