cayman

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noun 1adj 1name 1

Collocations

ADJ.

occasional

The occasional cayman basking on the riverbank startled us as we paddled downstream.

VERB + CAYMAN

account, incorporated, lives, splash

The company incorporated in the Cayman Islands to take advantage of tax benefits.

CAYMAN + NOUN

islands

We spent our honeymoon relaxing on the beautiful Cayman Islands last summer.

PREP.

from, in, in

We saw a cayman in the river while we were kayaking through the mangrove swamps.

Definitions

noun

Alternative spelling of caiman.

We were about to follow this advice, when another man, more rash than his comrades, said, 'I'm not afraid of caymans,' and spurred his horse into the stream.

With a dull, heavy splash an occasional cayman plunged in from the bank.

adj

Of or related to the Cayman Islands, understood geographically or politically.

name

Synonym of Cayman Islands: Three islands constituting an overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the Caribbean Sea.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a semiaquatic reptile of Central and South America that rese

caiman

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

We were about to follow this advice, when another man, more rash than his comrades, said, 'I'm not afraid of caymans,' and spurred his horse into the stream.

Wiktionary

With a dull, heavy splash an occasional cayman plunged in from the bank.

Wiktionary

Surely, when this animal comes, it is to eat us. Thus, we have to sing this hoa. This is how I learned this hoa for caymans. One sings this so he won't be eaten by the caymans.

Wiktionary

Tom now lives in the Cayman Islands.

Tatoeba · #1666821

Tom has a bank account in the Cayman Islands.

Tatoeba · #3163028

Tom's company is incorporated in the Cayman Islands.

Tatoeba · #3555077

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, cayman is marked as archaic. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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