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Definition of cavity : 1. A hollow place; a hollow; as, the abdominal cavity.
2. Hollowness.

Synonyms:

caries, dent, void, indentation, stone, pitfall, enclosed space, chamber, colliery, cranny, cavum, part, canal, basin, bodily cavity, crown, dental caries, dentistry, quarry, apparatus, blowhole, recess, perdition, amalgam, cap, vacuity, orchestra pit, organic, decay, pocket, endocarp, channel, tooth decay, guts, innards, chink, convex, fossa, aperture, concavity, crack, dint, nether region, hollow, entrails, braces, infernal region, cleft, stone pit, organ, bridge, indenture, depression

crater, hole, abyss, well, deep, chasm, bottomless pit, shaft, crevasse, pit

Usage examples:

• The chamber occupies about two- thirds of the cavity, and looks like an oven with the mouth open. - "Manual Of Egyptian Archaeology And Guide To The Study Of Antiquities In Egypt", Gaston Camille Charles Maspero.
• She feared to hear him speak, as the shrinking ear fears a thunder at the cavity; yet suspense was worse than the downward- driving silence. - "The Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith", George Meredith.
• The Grand Chaplain offered a prayer, the Architect presented his plans, the Grand Secretary read the inscription on the stone, and the Grand Treasurer deposited gold, silver, and copper coins of the present reign in the cavity prepared for them. - "Speeches and Addresses of H. R. H. the Prince of Wales: 1863-1888", Edward VII.