Cavity

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A hollow; a hole.
  • n. A hollow area within the body: a sinus cavity.
  • n. A pitted area in a tooth caused by caries.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A hole or hollow depression.
  • n. A hollow area within the body (such as the sinuses).
  • n. A soft area in a decayed tooth.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Hollowness.
  • n. A hollow place; a hollow.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A hollow place; a hollow; a void or empty space in a body: as, the abdominal cavity; the thoracic cavity; the cavity of the mouth.
  • n. The state of being hollow; hollowness.
  • n. In horticulture See basin, 12.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a sizeable hole (usually in the ground)
  • n. soft decayed area in a tooth; progressive decay can lead to the death of a tooth
  • n. (anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body
  • n. space that is surrounded by something
  • Antonym
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    decay   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    hollowness    hollow    hole    hold    sinus    ventriculus    vacuole    bug    well    diverticulum   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    depravity    gravity   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    cavern    fissure    crater    canal    chamber    tunnel    tube    tissue    vault    hole