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cavendish

 

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Noun cavendish has 1 sense
  1. Cavendish, Henry Cavendish - British chemist and physicist who established that water is a compound of hydrogen and oxygen and who calculated the density of the earth (1731-1810)
    --1 is a kind of chemist; physicist

Definitions from the Web

cavendish

Noun

1. A variety of banana with a thin skin that turns yellow when ripe.

Example sentences:

  • The cavendish is the most commonly cultivated banana variety worldwide.
  • She enjoyed a delicious cavendish with her morning cereal.

Adjective

1. Referring to or characteristic of the Cavendish family.

Example sentences:

  • Her wedding had a cavendish touch, as she had married into the influential Cavendish clan.
  • The cavendish residence was a grand estate overlooking the countryside.

Noun

2. A fine-grade tobacco used for pipe smoking.

Example sentences:

  • He preferred the rich flavor of cavendish in his pipe.
  • The tobacco shop had a vast selection of cavendish blends.

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