cavity
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 14
- Words With Friends
- 15
- Letters
- 6
/ˈkæv.ɪt.i/
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/ˈkæv.ɪt.i/ · [ˈkʰæv.ɨɾ.i]
Definition of cavity
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- A hole or hollow depression in a solid object.
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noun
- A hole or hollow depression in a solid object.
- A hole or hollow depression in a solid object.
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A small or large hole in a tooth caused by caries; often also a soft area adjacent to the hole also affected by caries.
“Jim got two cavities filled at the dentist's office yesterday.”
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Etymology
From Middle French cavité or Late Latin cavitās, from cav(i) (“hollow, excavated, concave”) + -tās (“-ity”, nominal suffix). First attested in the Mid-16th c.
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