creuses

Creuses is the plural form of the feminine noun creuse in French, meaning a hollow, cavity or excavation. As a noun, it refers to depressions or openings in natural materials, landscapes or structures, and can denote man-made excavations such as mining trenches or archaeological pits. The plural creuses is used when several hollows or excavations are described.

In geography and geology, creuses describe natural or artificial cavities found in rocks, soil or terrain. They may result from erosion, karst processes or mining activity, and the term appears in descriptions of landscapes or construction features that include hollowed-out areas.

La Creuse, with capital C, is a department in central France within the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It is named after the Creuse river, and its prefecture is Guéret. The department is characterized by rural scenery, forests and waterways. Inhabitants are called Creusois or Creusoise, depending on gender.

Creuses can also be a verb form: creuses is the second-person singular present indicative of the verb creuser, meaning “you dig.” For example, Tu creuses un trou dans le sol. Context determines whether creuse/creuses refers to a noun, a geographic name, or a verb form.

Overall, creuses shows how a single feminine form can appear in geography, geology and everyday French, with meanings tied to hollows, excavations or digging, and a capitalized variant that designates a French department.