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cavity
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
cavity
(noun)
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cavity
/
ˈ
kævəti/
noun
plural
cavities
cavity
/
ˈ
kævəti/
noun
plural
cavities
Learner's definition of CAVITY
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1
:
a hole or space inside something
Some birds nest in tree
cavities
.
the abdominal/chest/nasal
cavity
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2
:
a hole formed in a tooth by decay
I had two
cavities
filled at the dentist's.
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