Wordiyocav
LatinVariants
cavcavus
Related Roots
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About This Root
From Latin cavus (hollow, empty). Centered on hollowness and digging — cave (a natural hollow), cavity (a hollow space, as in a tooth), concave (curved inward like the inside of a bowl), and excavate (to dig out a hollow). The physical sense of 'empty space inside' connects all derivatives.
Associated Words
caves
Plural of cave; collapses or surrenders
IELTSB1
cavity
A hollow space or hole; a decayed hole in a tooth
IELTSTOEFLGRE
concave
Curved inward like the inside of a bowl
TOEFLGREC2
excavate
To dig out or hollow something; to uncover by digging
IELTSTOEFLGRE
excavation
The act of digging out earth; a hole formed by digging
TOEFLB2