8-letter words containing av
- heave ho — an act or effort of heaving.
- heave to — to raise or lift with effort or force; hoist: to heave a heavy ax.
- heave-ho — an act of rejection, dismissal, or forcible ejection: The bartender gave the noisy drunk the old heave-ho.
- heavenly — of or in the heavens: the heavenly bodies.
- heaviest — of great weight; hard to lift or carry: a heavy load.
- heavings — Plural form of heaving.
- heavy on — using large quantities of
- heavyset — having a large body build.
- ice cave — a cave containing ice that remains unmelted during all or most of the year.
- in favor — in agreement
- indeavor — Obsolete form of endeavor.
- inweaves — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inweave.
- java fig — a small tree, Ficus benjamina, of the mulberry family, native to southeastern Asia and Australia, having drooping branches and glossy leaves: widely cultivated as a houseplant.
- java man — the fossil remains of Homo erectus found in Java.
- java sea — a sea between Java and Borneo.
- javanese — of or relating to the island of Java, its people, or their language.
- javelina — See under peccary.
- javelins — Plural form of javelin.
- jugoslav — a native or inhabitant of the former country of Yugoslavia.
- kasavubu — Joseph, 1917?–69, African political leader: first president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (now Zaire) 1960–65.
- kauravas — (in the Mahabharata) the cousins and enemies of the Pandavas.
- keflavik — a town in SW Iceland, on the S shore of Faxa Bay: site of international airport.
- lava bed — a large expanse of flat lava flows
- lavaboes — Plural form of lavabo.
- lavaform — in the form of lava
- lavalava — the principal garment for both sexes in Polynesia, especially in Samoa, consisting of a piece of printed cloth worn as a loincloth or skirt.
- lavalier — an ornamental pendant, usually jeweled, worn on a chain around the neck.
- lavalike — Resembling lava in one or more characteristics, such as heat or viscosity.
- lavandin — a hybrid plant with blue or grey flowers, developed by crossing true lavender with spike lavender
- lavatera — (botany) Any of the genus Lavatera of malvaceous flowering plants.
- lavation — the process of washing.
- lavatory — a room fitted with equipment for washing the hands and face and usually with flush toilet facilities.
- lavement — A washing or bathing.
- lavender — a pale bluish purple.
- laverock — a lark, especially a skylark.
- lavished — expended, bestowed, or occurring in profusion: lavish spending.
- lavishes — expended, bestowed, or occurring in profusion: lavish spending.
- lavishly — expended, bestowed, or occurring in profusion: lavish spending.
- le havre — a seaport in N France, at the mouth of the Seine.
- leave be — not disturb
- leave go — to stop holding
- leavened — Simple past tense and past participle of leaven.
- leavings — something that is left; residue.
- lee wave — the wavelike effect, characterized by severe updrafts and downdrafts, that occurs when rapidly flowing air encounters the steep front of a mountain range.
- limavady — a district of N Northern Ireland, in Co Londonderry. Pop: 33 571 (2003 est). Area: 586 sq km (226 sq miles)
- locavore — a person who makes an effort to eat food that is grown, raised, or produced locally, usually within 100 miles of home.
- longwave — (of radio waves) Having a wavelength of greater than 1000 meters.
- mahavira — Vardhamana.
- man cave — a room or other area in a home that is primarily a male sanctuary, designed and furnished to accommodate the man's recreational activities, hobbies, etc.: The basement is my husband's man cave—during football season, you can usually find him down there watching the game with his buddies on the big-screen TV.
- maravedi — a former gold coin issued by the Moors in Spain.