English noun: cavity |
1. | cavity (object) a sizeable hole (usually in the ground) |
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| Samples | They dug a pit to bury the body.
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| Synonyms | pit |
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| Broader (hypernym) | hole, hollow |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | barbecue pit, borrow pit, divot, fire pit, quicksand, sandpit, sawpit, tar pit, trou-de-loup |
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2. | cavity (shape) space that is surrounded by something |
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| Synonyms | enclosed space |
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| Broader (hypernym) | space |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | hollow, pocket, pouch, sac, sack |
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3. | cavity (process) soft decayed area in a tooth; progressive decay can lead to the death of a tooth |
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| Synonyms | caries, dental caries, tooth decay |
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| Broader (hypernym) | decay |
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4. | cavity (body) (anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body |
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| Synonyms | bodily cavity, cavum |
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| Broader (hypernym) | anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | abdomen, abdominal cavity, amniotic cavity, antrum, archenteron, armpit, axilla, axillary cavity, axillary fossa, blastocele, blastocoel, blastocoele, blind gut, buccal cavity, bursa omentalis, caecum, cecum, celom, celoma, chamber, chest cavity, cleavage cavity, cloaca, coelom, cranial cavity, cranial orbit, eye socket, fossa, greater peritoneal sac, intracranial cavity, laryngopharynx, lesser peritoneal cavity, locule, loculus, lumen, mediastinum, middle ear, nasal cavity, nasopharynx, omental bursa, orbit, orbital cavity, oropharynx, pelvic cavity, pelvis, pericardial cavity, pericardial space, peritoneal cavity, pit, pleural cavity, pulp cavity, renal pelvis, sac, segmentation cavity, sinus, socket, thoracic cavity, tubular cavity, tympanic cavity, tympanum, uterine cavity, vacuole, ventricle, vestibule |
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| Part meronym | body, organic structure, physical structure |
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| Domain category | anatomy, general anatomy |
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