Word Type

Noun

The word "cavity" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

dentist molar mouth solid object teeth tooth unbrushed tooth

Coordinate Terms

core

Derived Terms

anticavity body cavity search cavicapture cavitand cavitation cavitied cavity QED cavity magnetron cavity quantum electrodynamics cavity resonator cavity search cavity wall cavityless cotyloid cavity gastrovascular cavity intracavital intracavity microwave resonant cavity thruster mouth cavity multicavity pelvic cavity subcavity

Context

anatomy dentistry

Has Property

painful

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

anatomical structure bodily structure body structure complex body part decay hole hollow space structure

Type Of (IsA)

cavity or container concave thing dark hole decay decaying hole in tooth hole in tooth negative space space spot structure

Part Of

body

Related Terms

cave cavitary cavitate concave excavate excavation excavator

Related Terms

caries cave concave depression excavate excavation excavator hole hollow sinus tooth

Synonym Network

caries pit

Used For

dentists to drill and fill fill stuffing with

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.