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22 Words That Start With CAV

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cavalcade (noun) a procession of people traveling on horseback
cavalier (adjective) given to haughty disregard of others Synonyms: high-handed
(noun) a gallant or courtly gentleman Synonyms: chevalier
cavalierly (adverb) in a proud and domineering manner Synonyms: disdainfully
cavalla (noun) large mackerel with long pointed snout; important food and game fish of the eastern Atlantic coast southward to Brazil Synonyms: cero, king mackerel, Scomberomorus cavalla
cavalry (noun) a highly mobile army unit
(noun) troops trained to fight on horseback Synonyms: horse, horse cavalry
cavalryman (noun) a soldier mounted on horseback Synonyms: trooper
(noun) a soldier in a motorized army unit Synonyms: trooper
cave (noun) a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
(verb) explore natural caves Synonyms: spelunk
(verb) hollow out as if making a cave or opening Synonyms: undermine
caveat (noun) a warning against certain acts Synonyms: caution
(noun) (law) a formal notice filed with a court or officer to suspend a proceeding until filer is given a hearing
caveman (noun) someone who lives in a cave Synonyms: cave dweller, cave man, troglodyte
cavern (noun) a large cave or a large chamber in a cave
(noun) any large dark enclosed space
(verb) hollow out as if making a cavern Synonyms: cavern out
cavernous (adjective) filled with vascular sinuses and capable of becoming distended and rigid as the result of being filled with blood Synonyms: erectile
(adjective) being or suggesting a cavern
cavetto (noun) a concave molding shaped like a quarter circle in cross section
caviar (noun) salted roe of sturgeon or other large fish; usually served as an hors d'oeuvre Synonyms: caviare
caviare (noun) salted roe of sturgeon or other large fish; usually served as an hors d'oeuvre Synonyms: caviar
cavil (noun) an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections Synonyms: quibble, quiddity
(verb) raise trivial objections Synonyms: carp, chicane
caviler (noun) a disputant who quibbles; someone who raises annoying petty objections Synonyms: caviller, pettifogger, quibbler
caviller (noun) a disputant who quibbles; someone who raises annoying petty objections Synonyms: caviler, pettifogger, quibbler
cavitied (adjective) pitted with cell-like cavities (as a honeycomb) Synonyms: alveolate, faveolate, honeycombed, pitted
cavity (noun) (anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body Synonyms: bodily cavity, cavum
(noun) a sizeable hole (usually in the ground) Synonyms: pit
(noun) soft decayed area in a tooth; progressive decay can lead to the death of a tooth Synonyms: caries, dental caries, tooth decay
(noun) space that is surrounded by something Synonyms: enclosed space
cavort (verb) play boisterously Synonyms: disport, frisk, frolic, gambol, lark, lark about, rollick, romp, run around, skylark, sport
cavum (noun) (anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body Synonyms: bodily cavity, cavity
cavy (noun) short-tailed rough-haired South American rodent

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