TOOTH DECAY as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • soft decayed area in a tooth
   • progressive decay can lead to the death of a tooth
   Synonym(s)
   • caries (what does caries mean?)
   • cavity (what does cavity mean?)
   • dental caries (what does dental caries mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) tooth decay is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • decay (what does decay mean?)