cavity
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- noun
- /ˈkævɪti/
:
caries
- My husband, on the other hand, has numerous cavities and grew up on "city" water.
- oral cavity
I'm about to fill my six cavities up with Silver Caps.
- I'm about to fill my six cavities up with Silver Caps.
- Back from the dentist, happy to report that I have no cavities.
- I just got like a cavity filled so half of my face is kind of numb.
- I floss at least twice a day and as such I have never had a cavity.
- But our grills, you know, we make sure your teeth are clean, you don't have any cavities.
- Indeed, in populations that don't have sugar in their diet and don't have grains in their diet, they have no cavities whatsoever in in their teeth.
- OK, now if that isn't surprising enough, get this, the bacteria that causes cavities by eating sugar and releasing this acid.
- I want to talk about how your oral health connects to your heart health, how to beat cavities.
- So cavities are not the result of eating honey.
- I only had to do a new mold one time and that's because I got a cavity.
- Oh my cavities, you guys, they're hurt.
- Those are the things you need to build strong, strong teeth again and to restore and heal cavities.
Examples
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Remember how you were always getting cavities and coming over to have them filled for free?
Fiction book (1992) -
Too much sugar can lead to a cavity, so it's important to brush your teeth regularly.
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Why is it every time I have a cavity, you know it before I do?
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It's not often I get a grown up in here with a cavity this bad.
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You have a cavity on one of your lower right molars.
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The dentist says she has perfect teeth; there isn't a cavity in her mouth.
Fiction book (1991) -
I'm about to fill my six cavities up with Silver Caps.
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I think I've got a cavity in a rear molar.
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My mother would drag out her calendar and schedule the cavity-filling visits at weekly intervals.
Blog text (12) -
Did he brush with Crest to prevent cavities?
Synonyms
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Damage to a tooth's hard surface caused by bacteria that often makes a hole
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Tooth decay caused by germs that makes a tooth soft and damaged
A hole or soft spot on a tooth caused by bacteria
Compounds
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A large space inside the body below the chest that holds the stomach and other organs
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One of the two hollow spaces inside the nose that lead to the throat and help breathing and smelling
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The space inside the chest between the ribs and the diaphragm that holds the heart and lungs
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The space inside the chest around the lungs between two thin layers
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8.6
A space inside the belly between thin tissue layers holding a small amount of fluid
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5.3
Space inside the hip bones that holds organs like the bladder and rectum
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6.8
A space inside the womb between the cervix and the Fallopian tubes where a fertilized egg grows
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A hollow space inside the body like the chest or belly that holds organs
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A hollow chamber that makes sound or light waves grow stronger by bouncing inside
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A wall with two layers and a space between them to keep heat in and water out
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A cup-shaped hollow in the hip bone that receives the head of the thigh bone to form the hip joint
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A fluid-filled space around the developing baby inside the sac that protects and supports it
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A small space filled with fluid between the layers around the heart that lets it move smoothly
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A space in the middle ear between the eardrum and inner ear that holds tiny bones for hearing
How Severe
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Surface Forms
Morphology
cavity = cave (transparent) = cav + ity
Formed as a nominal derivation equivalent to 'cave' + '-ity', so learners who know 'cave' can infer 'cavity' as a hollow or hollowed space.
Etymology
Cavity comes from the old Latin word cavus meaning 'hollow', the same root as cave. A tooth cavity is a small 'hollow' or hole in the tooth from decay, which is why dentists use this word.