10-letter words containing av
- daugavpils — a city in SE Latvia on the Western Dvina River: founded in 1274 by Teutonic Knights; ruled by Poland (1559–1772) and Russia (1772–1915); retaken by the Russians in 1940. Pop: 112 609 (2002 est)
- davao gulf — a gulf of the Pacific Ocean on the SE coast of Mindanao, Philippines.
- davenports — Plural form of davenport.
- davy jones — the ocean's bottom, esp when regarded as the grave of those lost or buried at sea
- delineavit — (he or she) drew it: used formerly on prints alongside the name of the artist of the original drawing
- delta wave — any of the slowest electrical brain waves, having frequencies less than four hertz and indicating, in adults, deep sleep or brain disease
- demiquaver — a sixteenth note; semiquaver.
- depravedly — in a depraved manner
- devastavit — the waste or mismanagement, whether wilful or by neglect, of a deceased person's estate by the executor of his or her will or another trustee of the estate
- disavowing — Present participle of disavow.
- disenslave — to free from slave status
- disfavored — unfavorable regard; displeasure; disesteem; dislike: The prime minister incurred the king's disfavor.
- dish gravy — meat juices, as from a roast, served as a gravy without seasoning or thickening.
- drawshaves — Plural form of drawshave.
- earth wave — any elastic wave traveling through the material of the earth, as a wave caused by an earthquake.
- east haven — a town in S Connecticut, near New Haven.
- eave spout — waterspout (def 1).
- eavesdrops — Plural form of eavesdrop.
- endeavored — Simple past tense and past participle of endeavor.
- endeavours — Plural form of endeavour.
- engravable — Capable of being engraved (upon).
- engravings — Plural form of engraving.
- excavating — Present participle of excavate.
- excavation — The action of excavating something, esp. an archaeological site.
- excavators — Plural form of excavator.
- extraverts — Plural form of extravert.
- face-saver — something that saves one's prestige or dignity: Allow him the face-saver of resigning instead of being fired.
- favoristic — Characterized by favoritism.
- favoritest — (nonstandard) favorite.
- favoritism — the favoring of one person or group over others with equal claims; partiality: to show favoritism toward the youngest child.
- favourable — Pleasing, encouraging or approving.
- favourably — (British, Canada) In a favourable manner.
- favourites — Plural form of favourite.
- favourless — without favour, unfortunate
- find favor — to be regarded with favor; be pleasing to
- flag-waver — a person who signals by waving a flag.
- flagstaves — Plural form of flagstaff.
- flavescent — turning yellow; yellowish.
- flavivirus — Any of a group of RNA viruses, mostly having arthropod vectors, that cause a number of serious human diseases including yellow fever, dengue, various types of encephalitis, and hepatitis C.
- flavonoids — Plural form of flavonoid.
- flavorings — Plural form of flavoring.
- flavorless — taste, especially the distinctive taste of something as it is experienced in the mouth.
- flavorsome — of a full, rich, pleasant flavor; tasty.
- flavourful — British standard spelling of flavorful.
- flavouring — taste, especially the distinctive taste of something as it is experienced in the mouth.
- flavourist — a chemist who blends ingredients to create artificial flavours or scents, for food or perfume
- flavourous — Alternative spelling of flavorous.
- folk weave — a type of fabric with a loose weave
- galavanted — Simple past tense and past participle of galavant.
- gilravager — someone who makes merry, esp to excess