cavity
noun
any hollow place; hollow.
cavities
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pluralof cavity.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Those safe havens come in the form of nest boxes, specially designed to resemble the tree cavities barn owls nest in that are disappearing from our countryside.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
After brain tumors are removed, a surgeon uses the tiles to line the walls of the empty cavities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026
Police used planes, drones and thermal scanners in the investigation, the latter used "to detect concealed spaces and hidden cavities," they said.
From Barron's ● May 28, 2026
By exciting the eigenmodes of singular dielectric cavities, the microscope generates highly localized electromagnetic fields.
From Science Daily ● May 21, 2026
My brain and eyes jolt in their cavities.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
