13-letter words containing av
- intravalvular — Between valves.
- intravasation — the entrance of foreign matter into a blood vessel of the body.
- intravascular — within the blood vessels.
- intravenously — through or within a vein. Abbreviation: IV.
- java servelet — Java servlet
- javelle water — sodium hypochlorite, NaOCl, dissolved in water, used as a bleach, antiseptic, etc.
- labour-saving — A labour-saving device or idea makes it possible for you to do something with less effort than usual.
- landgraviates — Plural form of landgraviate.
- lavatory bowl — the part inside a lavatory containing water and fitted with a water-flushing device and connected to a drain
- lavatory seat — the part on a toilet or lavatory which can be moved up or down and which is used for sitting on
- lavender-blue — coloured between blue and pale or light bluish-purple to a very pale violet colour
- leave sb cold — If something leaves you cold, it fails to excite or interest you.
- machiavellian — of, like, or befitting Machiavelli.
- machiavellism — of, like, or befitting Machiavelli.
- medium octavo — a size of book, about 6 × 9½ inches (15 × 24 cm), untrimmed. Abbreviation: medium 8vo.
- merchant navy — commercial ships
- microwaveable — Alternative spelling of microwavable.
- milford haven — a bay in SW Wales.
- mohave desert — a desert in S California: part of the Great Basin. About 15,000 sq. mi. (38,850 sq. km).
- mojave desert — a desert in S California: part of the Great Basin. About 15,000 sq. mi. (38,850 sq. km).
- moravian gate — a mountain pass between the Sudeten Mountains and the Tatra range of the Carpathians, leading from S Poland into N Moravia in the NE Czech Republic.
- much-traveled — A much-traveled person has traveled a lot in foreign countries.
- multigravidas — Plural form of multigravida.
- naval academy — a collegiate institution for training naval officers.
- naval college — training institution for the navy
- naval officer — member of navy staff
- navigableness — Quality of being navigable.
- navy register — (in the US) an annual publication giving genealogical information about the commissioned and warrant officers in the US Navy.
- nigger heaven — peanut gallery (def 1).
- non-favorable — characterized by approval or support; positive: a favorable report.
- non-navigable — deep and wide enough to provide passage to ships: a navigable channel.
- old favourite — If you refer to something as an old favourite, you mean that it has been in existence for a long time and everyone knows it or likes it.
- ordinary wave — Radio. (of the two waves into which a radio wave is divided in the ionosphere under the influence of the earth's magnetic field) the wave with characteristics more nearly resembling those that the undivided wave would have exhibited in the absence of the magnetic field.
- papaveraceous — belonging to the Papaveraceae, the poppy family of plants.
- pareira brava — pareira.
- passage grave — a megalithic tomb of the Neolithic and Copper or early Bronze ages found in the British Isles and Europe, consisting of a roofed burial chamber and narrow entrance passage covered by a round mound and containing human remains and funerary offerings.
- pavement café — part of a café which is outdoors or on the pavement or sidewalk
- pavilion roof — a pyramidal hip roof.
- peanut heaven — peanut gallery (def 1).
- petropavlovsk — a city in N Kazakhstan on the Ishim River. Pop: 190 000 (2005 est)
- plano-concave — pertaining to or noting a lens that is plane on one side and concave on the other.
- point shaving — (especially in basketball) the illegal practice, by one or more bribed players, of deliberately limiting the number of points scored to conform to the desires of corrupt gamblers.
- point-shaving — (especially in basketball) the illegal practice, by one or more bribed players, of deliberately limiting the number of points scored to conform to the desires of corrupt gamblers.
- primigravidas — a woman pregnant for the first time.
- quarterstaves — Plural form of quarterstaff.
- rayleigh wave — a wave along the surface of a solid, elastic body, especially along the surface of the earth.
- red-eye gravy — a gravy made from the pan juices of fried country ham, thickened with flour and sometimes containing coffee for color and flavor.
- restless cavy — a wild guinea pig.
- ride the wave — to enjoy a period of success and good fortune
- risk aversion — a strong disinclination to take risks