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.

cavettonoun

A concave moulding with a regular curved profile that is part of a circle.

cavewomannoun

A female cave dweller

cavex rakenoun

Synonym of thatch rake.

caveyadj

Resembling or characteristic of a cave.

cavinoun

plural of cavus

caviarnoun

Roe of the sturgeon or of certain other large fish, considered a delicacy.

caviarenoun

Alternative spelling of caviar.

caviarlikeadj

Resembling or characteristic of caviar.

caviarynoun

A place where guinea pigs are raised by humans.

cavibelonianadj

Of or relating to the Cavibelonia, a taxonomic order of solenogasters.

cavicapturenoun

The temporary capture of a small molecule in a cavity of a biological macromolecule.

cavienoun

A chicken coop.

cavilverb

To criticise for petty or frivolous reasons.

cavilernoun

A person who cavils; a faultfinder, quibbler or nitpicker

cavilinglyadv

With petty criticism.

cavillationnoun

The act of cavilling.

cavillingnoun

cavillation

cavillousadj

prone to caviling, or disposed to cavil; quibbling, bickering.

cavinnoun

A hollow route, adapted to cover troops and facilitate their approach to a place.

cavingnoun

The recreational sport of exploring caves.

caviomorphnoun

Any rodent of the infraorder (sometimes parvorder) Caviomorpha, that unites all South American hystricognaths.

cavitaladj

Pertaining to a pit or cavity.

cavitandnoun

Any of several classes of macrocycle that have a shape containing a cavity in which a guest molecule or ion may fit.

cavitaryadj

Of or pertaining to a (body) cavity.

cavitateverb

To form vapour bubbles in a flowing liquid in a region where the pressure of the liquid falls below its vapour pressure.

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