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cagework

cagework noun: a cage or cage-like structure.

Noun

cagework (countable and uncountable, plural cageworks)

  1. A cage or cage-like structure.
    • two interpenetrating cageworks of hydrogen bonds

Forms of cagework

pluralcageworks

Origin of cagework

From cage + work.

Questions about cagework

What does cagework mean?
Cagework means a cage or cage-like structure.
What part of speech is cagework?
Cagework is a noun.
What is the plural of cagework?
The plural of cagework is cageworks.

Words near cagework in the dictionary

  1. cageside
  2. cagester
  3. cagesters
  4. cagewash
  5. cagewashes
  6. cagework
  7. cageworks
  8. cagey
  9. cageyness
  10. cagged
  11. Caggiano

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