caries

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
8
Words With Friends
9
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈkɛə.ɹiːz/
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/ˈkɛə.ɹiːz/ · /ˈkɛ.ɹiz/

Definition of caries

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (uncountable, usually)The progressive destruction of bone or tooth by decay.
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noun

  1. (uncountable, usually)The progressive destruction of bone or tooth by decay.
  2. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncountable, usually)The progressive destruction of bone or tooth by decay.
    “Near-synonym: cavity”

verb

  1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person)third-person singular simple present indicative of cary

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cariēs.

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