Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z cavalero A cavalier. cavalery cavalier, courtly gentleman cavalier Lacking the proper care or concern for something important, reckless, rash, high-handed. Cavaliere A surname. Cavalieri A surname. cavalierish Somewhat like a cavalier. cavalierishness The quality of being cavalierish. cavalierism The practice or principles of cavaliers; cavalier behaviour cavalierly In a cavalier manner. cavalierness The state or condition of being cavalier. cavaliero A cavalier, gallant, or libertine. cavaliership The role or status of a cavalier. cavalla Any of several fishes in the families Carangidae and Scombridae. cavallard A group of horses or mules. Cavallaro A surname from Italian. Cavallermaggiore A comune in Cuneo province, Piedmont region, Italy. Cavallero A surname from Italian. cavalletto A specialized gantry crane for loading and unloading cargo ships that attaches to and moves along guides on the ship's hatchway. Cavalli A surname. cavallo A surname. cavally a carangoid fish of species Caranx hippos, of the Atlantic coast. cavalry The military arm of service that fights while riding horses. cavalryman A soldier in the cavalry. cavalrywoman A female soldier in the cavalry. cavan A unit of dry capacity approximately equivalent to 2.3 US bushels. Cavanagh A surname. Cavanah A surname from Irish. Cavanaugh A surname from Irish. Cavandoli A style of macramé used to form geometric and freeform patterns like weaving, and mainly using the double half-hitch knot. Cavaness A surname from French. cavansite An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, and vanadium. Cavapoo Synonym of Cavoodle (“type of dog”). cavaquinho A small guitar-string instrument of Portuguese origin, with four wire or gut strings, played with a plectrum. Cavasos A surname from Spanish. cavatappi A type of pasta in the form of spiral macaroni. cavate A cliffside dwelling made in the living rock by humans. cavatelli A type of pasta, with rolled edges. cavatina An operatic song in slow tempo, either complete in itself or (e.g., in Bellini and Verdi) followed by a faster, more resolute section: hence Cavazos A surname from Spanish. cave A large, naturally-occurring cavity formed underground or in the face of a cliff or a hillside. cavea The seating section of a Greek or Roman theatre or amphitheatre. caveach A fillet of fish, typically mackerel, pickled in vinegar. caveat A warning. caveating Shifting the sword from one side of an adversary's sword to the other. caveator Someone who enters a caveat. caveboy A young caveman. cavefish Any of various fish, typically blind and lacking pigment, that inhabit subterranean waters. caveful The amount that fits in a cave. cavegirl A young cavewoman. cavel A gag. caveless Without caves. cavelet A little cave. cavelike Resembling or characteristic of a cave Cavell A surname. Cavellian Of or relating to Stanley Cavell (1926–2018), American philosopher. caveman An early human or closely related species, popularly held to reside in caves. cavemanlike Resembling or relating to cavemen. cavemanly Resembling or characteristic of a caveman. cavemannish Resembling or characteristic of a caveman. cavemanny Resembling or characteristic of a caveman. cavemate One who shares the same cave. cavemouth The mouth or entrance of a cave. cavemovirus Any virus of the genus Cavemovirus Caven A surname. Cavender A surname. cavendish The most commonly sold banana; one of the triploid (AAA) cultivars of Musa acuminata. cavendishia Any of the genus Cavendishia of woody perennial plants. cavendishioid Resembling the woody perennial plants of the genus Cavendishia. caveogenesis The formation and development of caveolas caveola A small (50–100 nanometer) invagination of the plasma membrane in many vertebrate cell types. caveolar Of or pertaining to the caveolae. caveolated Having caveolae caveolin Any of a family of proteins associated with caveolae membranes caveolinopathy Any disease associated with mutated forms of caveolin caveosomal Relating to caveosomes caveosome A proposed membrane-bound organelle associated with caveolae caveperson A caveman or cavewoman. caver A person who explores caves. Caverly A surname. cavern A large cave. cavernal Synonym of cavernous. caverned Pitted or hollowed out with caverns. cavernful Enough to fill a cavern. cavernicole A cavernicolous organism cavernicolous That inhabits caverns or caves. cavernitis Inflammation of the corpus cavernosum. cavernlike Resembling or characteristic of a cavern. cavernolide A sesquiterpenoid lactone present in the sponge Fasciospongia cavernosa cavernoma cavernous hemangioma: a vascular tumor with large blood-filled spaces cavernomatosis The presence of cavernomata cavernomatous Relating to a cavernoma cavernosal Of or pertaining to the corpus cavernosum cavernosography radiography of the corpus cavernosum cavernosometry The measurement of blood pressure in the penis cavernostomy incision and subsequent drainage of a cavity cavernous Resembling a cavern in size, shape, or atmosphere. cavernously In a cavernous manner; like a cavern. cavernula A small hollow or cavity. cavernulous Full of small cavities. Cavero A surname from Spanish. cavers A surname. Caversham A suburb of Reading, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU7175). Caverswall A village and civil parish in Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ9542). cavescape A cave landscape. Caveside A locality in Meander Valley council area, northern Tasmania, Australia. cavesson A part of a horse's bridle that consists of a headstall with a noseband. When a martingale is used, it is attached to the horse's head at the cavesson. Cavett A surname. cavetto A concave moulding with a regular curved profile that is part of a circle. cavewoman A female cave dweller cavey Resembling or characteristic of a cave. caviar Roe of the sturgeon or of certain other large fish, considered a delicacy. caviarlike Resembling or characteristic of caviar. caviary A place where guinea pigs are raised by humans. cavibelonian Of or relating to the Cavibelonia, a taxonomic order of solenogasters. cavicapture The temporary capture of a small molecule in a cavity of a biological macromolecule. caviconchal Relating to a cavity in the concha cavicorn Having hollow horns cavie A chicken coop. caviid Any member of the family Caviidae of guinea pigs and similar rodents. caviine Any guinea pig or similar animal of the subfamily Caviinae cavil To criticise for petty or frivolous reasons. caviler A person who cavils; a faultfinder, quibbler or nitpicker caviling cavilation cavilingly With petty criticism. Cavill A surname. cavillation The act of cavilling. cavilling cavillation cavillous prone to caviling, or disposed to cavil; quibbling, bickering. cavin A hollow route, adapted to cover troops and facilitate their approach to a place. Cavina Synonym of Araona (“language”). caving The recreational sport of exploring caves. Cavinte A barangay of Ozamiz, Misamis Occidental, Philippines. Cavinti A municipality of Laguna, Philippines. cavioid Any rodent of the superfamily Cavioidea caviomorph Any rodent of the infraorder (sometimes parvorder) Caviomorpha, that unites all South American hystricognaths. Cavish A surname. Cavit A barangay of Laoag, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. cavital Pertaining to a pit or cavity. cavitand Any of several classes of macrocycle that have a shape containing a cavity in which a guest molecule or ion may fit. cavitary Of or pertaining to a (body) cavity. cavitate To form vapour bubbles in a flowing liquid in a region where the pressure of the liquid falls below its vapour pressure. cavitation The formation of pits on a surface. cavitational That produces cavitation. cavitationally By means of or in terms of cavitation. cavitatory Relating to cavitation. Cavite A province of Calabarzon, Luzon, Philippines. Capital: Trece Martires (de facto); Imus (de jure). Largest city: Dasmariñas. cavitied Having cavities. cavitis inflammation of the vena cava cavitron An ultrasonic device used for the descaling of teeth Cavitt A surname.