10-letter words containing av
- gravel pit — an open cast working for the extraction of gravel
- gravelling — Present participle of gravel.
- gravenhage — a Dutch name of The Hague.
- graveolent — That has a rank smell.
- gravesides — Plural form of graveside.
- gravesites — Plural form of gravesite.
- gravestone — a stone marking a grave, usually giving the name, date of death, etc., of the person buried there.
- gravettian — of, relating to, or characteristic of an advanced Upper Paleolithic industry of Europe dating to c25,000 b.c. and characterized by straight, blunt-backed blades.
- graveyards — Plural form of graveyard.
- gravimeter — an instrument for measuring the specific gravity of a solid or liquid.
- gravimetry — the measurement of weight or density.
- gravitated — Simple past tense and past participle of gravitate.
- gravitates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gravitate.
- gravitonic — Relating to gravitons.
- gravy boat — a small dish, often boat-shaped, for serving gravy or sauce.
- guarapuava — a city in S Brazil.
- gustavus i — (Gustavus Vasa) 1496–1560, king of Sweden 1523–60.
- gustavus v — 1858–1950, king of Sweden 1907–50: advocate of Swedish neutrality during World Wars I and II.
- hair weave — the process of hairweaving.
- hang heavy — to pass tediously; drag
- hantavirus — any of several viruses of the family Bunyaviridae, spread chiefly by wild rodents, that cause acute respiratory illness, kidney failure, and other syndromes.
- hargreaves — James, died 1778, English inventor of spinning machinery.
- have a cow — become angry or upset
- have a few — to consume several (or too many) alcoholic drinks
- have a fit — become angry, upset
- have to be — to be unquestionably or without doubt
- have to do — You use have to when you are saying that something is necessary or required, or must happen. If you do not have to do something, it is not necessary or required.
- haversacks — Plural form of haversack.
- heave down — to raise or lift with effort or force; hoist: to heave a heavy ax.
- heavenward — Also, heavenwards. toward heaven.
- heavy rain — torrential rainfall
- heavy spar — barite.
- heavy type — type that is thicker and blacker than normal type
- heavy-duty — providing an unusual amount of power, durability, etc.: heavy-duty machinery; heavy-duty shoes.
- hexavalent — having a valence of six.
- hog heaven — heaven (def 6).
- home leave — holiday time for a person who works abroad, during which they can go home
- interleave — to provide blank leaves in (a book) for notes or written comments.
- interweave — to weave together, as threads, strands, branches, or roots.
- intravital — occurring during life.
- intravitam — during life
- isoflavone — a phytoestrogen produced chiefly by plants of the legume family, especially soybeans, potentially useful in lowering cholesterol and in treating some cancers and menopausal symptoms.
- java 2 sdk — Java 2 Software Development Kit
- java finch — a finchlike weaverbird, Padda oryzivora, of southeastern Asia, having gray plumage tinged with pink on the belly, often kept as a cage bird.
- javascript — Alternative capitalization of JavaScript.
- javelineer — A soldier who throws a javelin.
- javelinier — A soldier who throws a javelin.
- jugoslavia — formerly, a federal republic in S Europe: since 1992 comprised of Serbia and Montenegro; disbanded into independent countries in 2006. 39,449 sq. mi. (102,173 sq. km). Capital: Belgrade.
- landgraves — Plural form of landgrave.
- lavalliere — an ornamental pendant, usually jeweled, worn on a chain around the neck.