14-letter words containing av

have a case on — an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something: Sailing in such a storm was a case of poor judgment.
have a down on — to bear ill will towards (someone or something)
have a hand in — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
have a load on — to be intoxicated
have a lock on — to be sure of winning, gaining, or controlling
have a mind to — think about doing
have a shot at — a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc.
have a stomack — to be pregnant
have an eye to — to watch out for; attend to
have bought it — to be killed
have hard ears — to be stubbornly disobedient
have it coming — Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
have it in for — Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
have it in one — to have the ability (to do something)
have one's say — When one of the people or groups involved in a discussion has their say, they give their opinion.
have sth on sb — If someone has something on you, they have evidence that you have done something wrong or bad. If they have nothing on you, they cannot prove that you have done anything wrong or bad.
have the floor — have a turn to speak publicly
have the grace — to be so aware of what is proper as (to do something)
have the heart — to have the necessary will, callousness, etc (to do something)
haven't a clue — If you haven't a clue about something, you do not know anything about it or you have no idea what to do about it.
heaven help sb — You say 'Heaven help someone' when you are worried that something bad is going to happen to them, often because you disapprove of what they are doing or the way they are behaving.
heavy breather — a person who breathes stertorously or with difficulty
heavy hydrogen — either of the heavy isotopes of hydrogen, especially deuterium.
heavy industry — bulk materials manufacturing
heavy nitrogen — the stable isotope of nitrogen having a mass number of 15.
heavy wizardry — Code or designs that trade on a particularly intimate knowledge or experience of a particular operating system or language or complex application interface. Distinguished from deep magic, which trades more on arcane *theoretical* knowledge. Writing device drivers is heavy wizardry; so is interfacing to X (sense 2) without a toolkit. Especially found in source-code comments of the form "Heavy wizardry begins here". Compare voodoo programming.
hertzian waves — radio waves or other electromagnetic radiation resulting from the oscillations of electricity in a conductor
in one's favor — something done or granted out of goodwill, rather than from justice or for remuneration; a kind act: to ask a favor.
in sb's favour — If someone makes a judgment in your favour, they say that you are right about something.
interbehaviour — interaction between multiple individuals
java black rot — a disease of stored sweet potatoes, characterized by dry rot of and black protuberances on the tubers, caused by a fungus, Diplodia tubericola.
jeff davis pie — a custard pie baked in a pastry shell and containing spices, raisins, pecans, etc.
john davenport — John, 1597–1670, Puritan clergyman: one of the founders of New Haven.
lappet weaving — weaving into which an embroidered pattern produced by additional warp threads has been introduced with the aid of a lappet.
lavatory paper — Lavatory paper is paper that you use to clean yourself after you have got rid of urine or faeces from your body.
lavender water — a pale bluish purple.
leave feedback — If a guest leaves feedback, they tell you if they enjoyed their stay and what could be improved.
leave for dead — to abandon
leavened bread — bread that contains a raising agent, such as yeast
line engraving — a technique of engraving in which all effects are produced by variations in the width and density of lines incised with a burin.
line-engraving — a technique of engraving in which all effects are produced by variations in the width and density of lines incised with a burin.
madison avenue — a street in New York City that is a center of the advertising and public relations industries and that has become a symbol of their attitudes, methods, and practices.
megavertebrate — a very big vertebrate, such as a rhinoceros
mermaid tavern — an inn formerly located on Bread Street, Cheapside, in the heart of old London: a meeting place and informal club for Elizabethan playwrights and poets.
microwave oven — an electrically operated oven using high-frequency electromagnetic waves that penetrate food, causing its molecules to vibrate and generating heat within the food to cook it in a very short time.
mount demavend — a volcanic peak in N Iran, in the Elburz Mountains. Height: 5671 m (18 606 ft)
mountain avens — either of two trailing evergreen white-flowered rosaceous shrubs of the genus Dryas that grow on mountains in N temperate regions and in the Arctic
moving average — one of a succession of averages of data from a time series, where each average is calculated by successively shifting the interval by the same period of time.
much-travelled — A much-travelled person has travelled a lot in foreign countries.
naval aviation — use of aircraft by the navy

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