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Cays | Cay | Cayes | Cayer

Cays meaning

plural of cay

Using Cays

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of cay
  • In the example corpus, cays often appears in combinations such as: and cays, cays in, small cays.

Context around Cays

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 17.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 5 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 12 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

small 2× miskito 1× quiet 1× others 1× pedro 1× sand 1× islands 1×

Often after:

late 1× convert 1× north 1× off 1×

Sentence patterns with Cays

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

coral islands cays on the 1× islands and cays in the 1× islands and cays that make 1× islands or cays as they 1× many quiet cays and remote 1× of others cays that can 1× outlying miskito cays late on 1× some small cays in the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

located exactly 1 1× many quiet cays 1× money island lies 1× on the southern 1× other fishermen live 1× the 40 islands 1×

Common sentence endings:

are called locally 1× at high tide 1× islands were surveyed 1× late on monday 1× on the rim 1× south of jamaica 1×

Words around Cays

Just before it in the word index:

cayre 2 cayon 2 cayo 30 caymus 3 caymans 4 caymanians 55

Just after it in the word index:

cayton 5 cayucas 8 cayucos 2 cayuga 29 cayugas 2 cayuse 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadi 15 aakash 15 aayush 15 abcs 15 aberdonian 15 abhi 15

Corpus analysis for Cays

  • In this selection, "cays" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 17.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, small, miskito, quiet, late, convert and north stand out and add context to how "cays" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include coral islands cays on the and islands and cays in the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "cays" sits close to words such as aadi, aakash and aayush, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with cays

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

There may be coral islands cays on the rim. (9 words)

Many quiet cays and remote beaches throughout the Islands were surveyed. (11 words)

There are two sand cays: North East Cay and South West Cay. (12 words)

Longer example sentences

Located exactly 1,000 miles south of Bermuda lies the BVI, a group of islands consisting of Tortola, Virgin Gorda, Jost Van Dyke, Anegada and several other smaller islands, or “cays”, as they are called locally. (36 words)

On the southern side of the reef lies Observatory Cay, the only permanently dry land, although there are a few of others cays that can be awash at high tide. (30 words)

Tropical storm-force winds at Eta's leading edge were already slamming the outlying Miskito Cays late on Monday. (19 words)

Example sentences (12)

Tropical storm-force winds at Eta's leading edge were already slamming the outlying Miskito Cays late on Monday.

Located exactly 1,000 miles south of Bermuda lies the BVI, a group of islands consisting of Tortola, Virgin Gorda, Jost Van Dyke, Anegada and several other smaller islands, or “cays”, as they are called locally.

Many quiet cays and remote beaches throughout the Islands were surveyed.

The 40 islands and cays in the southern Lucayan archipelago that we call home—the Turks & Caicos Islands.

All of the islands in the group support vegetation except on their small cays.

Money Island ' lies at the southwest extremity of the group, and has some small cays in the southern side.

On the southern side of the reef lies Observatory Cay, the only permanently dry land, although there are a few of others cays that can be awash at high tide.

Other fishermen live on the Pedro Cays, convert to the south of Jamaica.

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There are 32 islands and cays that make up St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG).

There are two sand cays: North East Cay and South West Cay.

There may be coral islands cays on the rim.

The shallow waters and cays off the south coast are richer than the northern waters.

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Common combinations with cays

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "cays" in a sentence?
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What does "cays" mean?
Cays means: plural of cay
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