cavity

About 11.83 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A hole or hollow depression in a solid object.
2. noun A hollow area within the body.
3. noun The female part of a mold: the depression itself or (metonymically) the half of the mold that contains it.
4. noun 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.

Similar words

pit tooth decay caries dental caries cavum bodily cavity enclosed space hole trench trough

Often followed by

of is and in with or to was by

Word family

cavities