/ Dictionary / Index C cavendish: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: cav•en•dish Pronunciation: (kav'un-dish), [key] — n. tobacco that has been softened, sweetened, and pressed into cakes. Cav•en•dish Pronunciation: (kav'un-dish), [key] — n. 1731–1810, English chemist and physicist. 1720–64, British statesman: prime minister 1756–57. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: cavendish (Thesaurus) cave man Cavendish experiment Related Content Daily Word Quiz: secular Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language