caveat

Plural: caveats

Noun

a warning against certain acts
- "a caveat against unfair practices"
(law) a formal notice filed with a court or officer to suspend a proceeding until filer is given a hearing
- "a caveat filed against the probate of a will"
A warning.
A qualification or exemption.
A formal objection.
A formal objection.
A formal notice of interest in land under a Torrens land-title system.
A notice requesting a postponement of a court proceeding.

Verb

Verb Forms: caveated, caveating, caveats

To enter a formal legal notice or warning.
To qualify a statement with a caveat or proviso.
To formally object to something.
To formally object to something.
To lodge a formal notice of interest in land under a Torrens land-title system.
To issue a notice requesting that proceedings be suspended.
To warn or caution against some event.

Examples

He gave his daughter some hyacinth bulbs with the caveat that she plant them in the shade.
The Scrabble judge would CAVEAT any player attempting to use a made-up word, ensuring fair play.
There is at least one caveat in cultivation: you’ll have to stick to only one discipline, such as that according to Bhaiṣajyaguru, the Medicine Buddha.

Origin / Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin caveat (“may he/she/it beware”), third-person singular present active subjunctive of caveō (“I beware of”). Doublet of show, both ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewh₁- (“to heed, look, feel, take note of”).

Synonyms

caution

Scrabble Score: 11

caveat: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
caveat: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
caveat: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

caveat: valid Words With Friends Word