cavity

cav·i·ty

noun \ˈka-və-tē\

plural cav·i·ties

Definition of CAVITY

1

: an unfilled space within a mass; especially : a hollowed-out space

2

: an area of decay in a tooth : caries

Examples of CAVITY

1. Some birds nest in tree cavities.
2. I had two cavities filled at the dentist's.

Origin of CAVITY

Middle French cavité, from Late Latin cavitas, from Latin cavus

First Known Use: 1541

Related to CAVITY

Synonyms: hole, concavity, dent, depression, dint, hollow, indentation, indenture, pit, recess

Antonyms: bulge, camber, convexity, jut, projection, protrusion, protuberance

Related Words: burrow, cave, cavern, ditch, excavation, furrow, groove, gutter, trench, trough; basin, bowl, valley; alcove, cleft, niche, nook, opening, recess, socket; alveolus, dimple, gouge, impression, imprint, notch, pocket; borehole, chuckhole, crater, posthole, pothole, sinkhole, wallow, water hole, well; abyss, chasm, gulf, vacuity, vacuum, void

Near Antonyms: hill, mound, rise; bump, bunch, hump, lump, pimple, swell, swelling, tumor

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Rhymes with CAVITY

gravity