What it means
- (noun) An early human or closely related species, popularly held to reside in caves. “The political cartoon showed the politician as a caveman, clubbing the budget depicted as a mammoth.”
- (noun) A brutish or savage person. “The football squad was made up of cavemen who were responsible for trashing many a locker room.”
- (noun) A man with old-fashioned or backward opinions, particularly with regard to women. “Old Sven is a bit of a caveman; he figures giving women the right to vote was a bad idea.”
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Letter analysis
- Cavemen contains 7 letters: 3 vowel(s) and 4 consonant(s).
- It uses 6 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 3.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 14.
Related words
Other 7-letter words
- abalone
- abandon
- abashed
- abashes
- abasing
- abating
- abbrevs
- abdomen
- abducts
- abetted
- abetter
- abettor
- abiding
- ability
- abjured
- abjures
- abolish
- aborted
Words starting with CAV
- cavalcade
- cavalcades
- cavalier
- cavaliers
- cavalries
- cavalry
- cavalryman
- cavalrymen
- cave
- caveat
- caveats
- caved
- caveman
- cavern
- cavernous
- caverns
- caves
- caviar
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Words ending with MEN
Sub-words
Common questions
What does Cavemen mean?
An early human or closely related species, popularly held to reside in caves.
How many letters are in Cavemen?
Cavemen has 7 letters.
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